C. The Effect of CBC on Courts and Court Process

Senate Bill 11 mandates the transfer of placement and case management services from DFPS to the SSCC. Case management is defined to include court-related duties. Court-related duties include service of process, notice of hearings and significant events, preparation of court reports, appearing in court and offering testimony, engaging in discovery, preparing for trial, appearing at trial and mediation, complying with all of DFPS current statutory duties, and complying with all court orders that would ordinarily bind DFPS, will be the responsibility of the SSCC and its subcontractors. DFPS will be the party to the lawsuit, and the SSCC will act as its agent. SSCC employees will confer with and operate under an attorney-client relationship with the DFPS legal counsel, whether DFPS is represented by a regional attorney or a county or a district attorney. Records that are related to the provision of CBC in a catchment area are subject to the Public Information Act in the same manner as DFPS records.