79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 307, Chapter 172 Page: 2 of 19
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H.B. No. 307
1 chapter [i :n.t .- par-ty. to the it m-ut] is entitled to:
2 (1) receive a copy of each pleading or other paper
3 filed with the court in the case in which the guardian ad litem is
4 appointed;
5 (2) receive notice of each hearing in the case;
6 (3) participate in case staffings by an authorized
7 agency concerning the child;
8 (4) attend all legal proceedings in the case but may
9 not call or question a witness or otherwise provide legal services
10 unless the guardian ad litem is a licensed attorney who has been
11 appointed in the dual role;
12 (5) review and sign, or decline to sign, an agreed
13 order affecting the child; and
14 (6) explain the basis for the guardian ad litem's
15 opposition to the agreed order if the guardian ad litem does not
16 agree to the terms of a proposed order.
17 (e) Unless the guardian ad litem is an attorney who has been
18 appointed in the dual role and subject to the Texas Rules of
19 Evidence, the court shall ensure in a hearing or in a trial on the
20 merits that a guardian ad litem has an opportunity to testify
21 regarding, and is permitted to [e-*] submit a report regardingL the
22 guardian ad litem's recommendations relating to [-e.L..]-44nj:
23 (1) the best interests of the child; and
24 (2) the bases for the guardian ad litem's
25 recommendations.
26 SECTION 2. Section 107.003, Family Code, is amended to read
27 as follows:2
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 307, Chapter 172, legislative document, May 27, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth156952/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.