Child Welfare
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Relating to living arrangements for children in foster care and living arrangements for children sixteen years or older [HB-2748]
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.
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Recalculating child support obligations [HB-2742]
The purpose of the bill is to update the child support guidelines table based on current economic data. Section 48-13-301 has been completely rewritten therefore, it has been completely underscored.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Making it illegal to transport a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion without written consent of both parents [HB-2715]
The purpose of this bill is to make it a misdemeanor to transport a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion without written consent by both parents or her legal guardians. This section is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Providing medical and religious exemptions from mandatory immunizations for school children [HB-2556]
The purpose of this bill is to provide medical and religious exemptions from mandatory immunizations for school children. The bill would require parents and guardians to assert their religious beliefs in an affidavit. Parents or guardians seeking an exemption for a child would be required to present an affidavit to be provided to the Department of Health and Human Resources, before the exemption could apply. Further, the bill would remove students who are not immunized from school in times of emergency or epidemics. The bill provides that the Secretary
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Increasing the number of unexcused absences of a student before action may be taken against the parent [HB-2550]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the number of unexcused absences from five to ten of a student before action may be taken against the parent, guardian or custodian of the student.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Creating a Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children; "Erin Merryn's Law" [HB-2527]
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. This section is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Possessing deadly weapons on school buses or on the premises of educational facilities [HB-2502]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize active law-enforcement officers and retired law-enforcement officers acting as security for schools to carry deadly weapons on a school bus, on school property or at school sponsored functions when certain conditions are met.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Prohibiting sexual offenders from residing within one thousand feet of a school or childcare facility [HB-2501]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit sexual offenders from residing within one thousand feet of a school or childcare facility. The bill requires persons, as a condition of probation, parole or supervised release, convicted of sexual crimes against a minor be subject to global positional system monitoring for life. The bill also provides for a felony penalty.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Relating to the effect of adoption on grandparent visitation rights [HB-2460]
The purpose of this bill is to keep a grandparent visitation order in place unless it is vacated in the adoption order.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Requiring health care providers to release unemancipated minor's medical records for drug testing to a parent or legal guardian without written consent from minor [HB-2455]
The purpose of this bill is to require health care providers to release unemancipated minor’s medical records for drug testing to a parent or legal guardian without written consent from that minor.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Increasing the number of child protective service workers [HB-2436]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the number of child protective service workers and to reduce the caseloads of child protective service workers.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Requiring a convicted sex offender who volunteers for an organization whose volunteers have contact with minors to inform that organization of his or her conviction [HB-2429]
The purpose of this bill is to require a convicted sex offender who volunteers for an organization whose volunteers have contact with minors to inform that organization of his or her conviction. The bill provides examples of those organizations. The bill requires an organization that accepts the sex offender to be a volunteer to notify the parents or guardians of those minors of his or her conviction. The bill also sets forth penalties. This section is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Relating to qualifying children of state employees, receiving income of $25,000 per year or less, for the West Virginia Children's Health Insurance Program [HB-2403]
The purpose of this bill is to qualify children of state employees, receiving income of $25,000 per year or less, for the West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program. This section is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Relating to child welfare [HB-2368]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to make annual reports to the Health and Human Resources Committees of the Senate and House of Delegates concerning child fatalities or near fatalities as documented by the Bureau for Children and Families Child Protective Services.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Relating generally to the solicitation of minors [HB-2366]
The purpose of this bill is to amend the provisions of the current code that would allow law- enforcement officers to conduct undercover investigations to identify and prosecute adults who use computers to solicit minors or persons they believe to be minors for sexual activity. In addition, it creates a new felony for the offense of soliciting a minor and then traveling to meet with and engage in any prohibited sexual activity or conduct with a minor. It also incorporates parallel language into the law prohibiting the use of obscene material to
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Establishing a bill of rights for foster parents [HB-2264]
The purpose of this bill is to provide a bill of rights for foster parents.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Providing guidance for prosecuting attorneys in cases involving abused and neglected children [HB-2263]
The purpose of this bill is to add language to the West Virginia Code to provide guidance for prosecuting attorneys in cases involving abused and neglected children.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
"Parents' Bill of Rights" [HB-2258]
The purpose of this bill is to codify a Parents’ Bill of Rights. This article is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Establishing a bill of rights for children in foster care [HB-2257]
The purpose of this bill is to establish a bill of rights for children in foster care.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Increasing the felony criminal penalties for exposing children to methamphetamine manufacturing [HB-2255]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalties for exposing children to methamphetamine manufacturing.