Child Welfare

State (Utah)
Utah 2015 Regular Session

Child Welfare Amendments [SB-103]
Child Welfare Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Harper Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/30/2015

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State (Utah)
Utah 2015 Regular Session

Amendments to Adoptive Studies and Evaluations [HB-449]
Amendments to Adoptive Studies and Evaluations

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Edward Redd House/ Strike Enacting Clause In Clerk Of The House on 03/12/2015

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State (Utah)
Utah 2015 Regular Session

Parent and Child Amendments [HB-356]
Parent and Child Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Harper Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/27/2015

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State (Utah)
Utah 2015 Regular Session

Substitute Child and Family Amendments [HB-334]
Substitute Child and Family Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Harper Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/27/2015

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State (Utah)
Utah 2015 Regular Session

Child Welfare Mediation [HB-189]
Child Welfare Mediation

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lyle Hillyard Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/23/2015

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State (Utah)
Utah 2015 Regular Session

Foster Home Amendments [HB-139]
Foster Home Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bradley Daw Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/23/2015

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State (Utah)
Utah 2015 Regular Session

Emergency Placement of Children [HB-39]
Emergency Placement of Children

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gene Davis Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/25/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Relating to compilation and availability of birth parents' nonidentifying social and medical histories prior to adoption [SB-78]
The purpose of this bill is to facilitate compiling and making available nonidentifying social and medical histories of birth parents prior to an adoption.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Yost Filed For Introduction on 01/14/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Creating Healthy Children and Healthy Communities Act [SB-68]
Creating Healthy Children and Healthy Communities Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Miller Filed For Introduction on 01/14/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Establishing child support insurance match program [SB-67]
The purpose of this bill is to establish a child support insurance match program that will assist the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement in determining whether a claimant has a child support obligation. The bill provides exemptions. The bill sets forth additional information insurance companies must provide. The bill sets forth the bureau’s and the insurance companies’ respective obligations. The bill requires health insurance companies to participate in a data matching program with the bureau to assist in determining the availability of sources (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Stollings Filed For Introduction on 01/14/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Modifying requirements allowing child witnesses to testify by closed circuit television [SB-460]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the procedure for a child witness to provide testimony in a criminal action where the child is a victim and when his or her testimony cannot be reliably obtained in the presence of the defendant.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ryan Ferns Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Authorizing qualified entities access to Criminal Identification Bureau for certain purposes [SB-405]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize qualified entities, as defined by this section, to access criminal history information provided by the Criminal Identification Bureau for use only for the purpose of screening employees, foster parents, adoptive parents and volunteers or persons applying to be an employee, foster parent, adoptive parent or volunteer with a qualified entity.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Walters Filed For Introduction on 02/03/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Relating to living arrangements for children in foster care and children sixteen years or older [SB-401]
The purpose of this bill is to provide living arrangements for children sixteen years or older in foster care. The bill provides matters the court must consider when making a decision regarding planned permanent living arrangements and it sets forth necessary order provisions when the court is considering planned permanent living arrangements.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ryan Ferns Filed For Introduction on 02/03/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Reforming juvenile justice system [SB-393]
The purpose of this bill is to reform the juvenile justice system in West Virginia.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeffrey Kessler Chapter 150, Acts, Regular Session, 2015 on 04/15/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Creating Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children [SB-387]
The purpose of this bill is to create a Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children within the Center for Professional Development. It is named after child sexual abuse survivor, Erin Merryn. The task force is to develop recommendations and proposals for statutory changes, state education policy, and methods to foster cooperation among state agencies, local government, schools and community efforts to prevent child sexual abuse in West Virginia.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Stollings Filed For Introduction on 02/02/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Relating to suicide prevention awareness [SB-359]
The purpose of this bill is to expand the number of people who are trained in suicide prevention in order to maximize the possibility that at risk children and adults can be saved. School personnel from middle school through college will not only be trained, they will provide children and young adults with suicide prevention information, facilitate discussion about preventing suicide and make mental health resources available. Licensed medical professionals will be required to obtain education in suicide prevention as part of their licensing process.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roman Prezioso Filed For Introduction on 01/29/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Requiring court-appointed special advocate in all counties [SB-263]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for a court appointed special advocate (CASA) program in each judicial circuit and court appointed special advocates in each county for child abuse and neglect cases. The bill also provides for a revenue stream and a fund within the State Treasury to pay for the implementation and sustenance of court-appointed special advocate programs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Yost Filed For Introduction on 01/20/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Recodifying chapter relating to child welfare and juvenile disposition [SB-253]
Recodifying chapter relating to child welfare and juvenile disposition

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Plymale Committee Substitute Reported, But First To Judiciary on 01/28/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Increasing compensation for public defenders in child abuse and neglect proceedings [SB-131]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the hourly rate for attorneys who are appointed in child abuse and neglect matters from $45.00 to $75.00 an hour out of court and from $65.00 to $95.00 an hour in court.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Miller Filed For Introduction on 01/14/2015

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session

Requiring each judicial circuit to have a court-appointed special advocate program and each county to have a special advocate for children in abuse and neglect proceedings [HB-2989]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for a court appointed special advocate (CASA) program in each judicial circuit and court appointed special advocates in each county for child abuse and neglect cases. The bill also provides for a revenue stream and a fund within the State Treasury to pay for the implementation and sustenance of court-appointed special advocate programs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brent Boggs Filed For Introduction on 02/24/2015

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