Child Welfare
West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Increasing the felony criminal penalties for exposing children to methamphetamine manufacturing [HB-2255]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalties for exposing children to methamphetamine manufacturing.
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Revising, rearranging, consolidating and recodifying the laws of the State of West Virginia relating to child welfare [HB-2200]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
The purpose of this bill is to revise, rearrange, consolidate and recodify the laws of the State of West Virginia relating to child welfare and juvenile disposition. Chapter 49 of the Code of West Virginia has been completely rewritten; therefore, it has been completely underscored. This bill was recommended for introduction and passage by the West Virginia Judiciary’s Court Improvement Board. It is the product of a bi-partisan effort of all the stakeholders to streamline the child welfare laws in this state.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Authorizing insurance to married workers without children at reduced rates under the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Act [HB-2173]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize insurance to married workers without children at reduced rates under the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Act.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Relating to juvenile proceedings [HB-2048]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Crime ]
The purpose of this bill is to specify the allocation of payment of salary and benefits for school-based juvenile probation officers in counties which have established a truancy program in a judicial circuit where a grant is provided by the county board of education to the Supreme Court of Appeals to hire a school-based juvenile probation officer to handle truancy matters.
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West Virginia 2015 Regular Session
Prohibiting certain sex offenders from loitering within one thousand feet of a school or child care facility [HB-2025]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit certain sex offenders from loitering within one thousand feet of a school or child care facility.
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Utah 2014 Regular Session
Exposure of Children to Pornography [SB-227]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Exposure of Children to Pornography
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Utah 2014 Regular Session
Child Protection Amendments [SB-17301]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Child Protection Amendments
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Utah 2014 Regular Session
Child Protection Amendments [SB-173]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Child Protection Amendments
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Utah 2014 Regular Session
Child Welfare Amendments [SB-126]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Child Welfare Amendments
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Utah 2014 Regular Session
Birth Certificate Amendments [HB-351]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Birth Certificate Amendments
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Providing standard for determining when grandparent has standing for child custody [SB-614]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Providing standard for determining when grandparent has standing for child custody
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Requiring court-appointed special advocate program [SB-609]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring court-appointed special advocate program
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Implementing Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths outcome evaluation system [SB-57]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Implementing Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths outcome evaluation system
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Creating pilot program for TANF recipients of academically achieving children [SB-56]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Creating pilot program for TANF recipients of academically achieving children
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Relating to child support obligations and orders [SB-549]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
The purpose of this bill is to: (1) Exempt Supplemental Security Income (SSI) from being considered income for purposes of child support awards pursuant to the child support guidelines; and (2) Make provisions relating to the review and adjustment of child support orders consistent with each other.
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Revising Child Welfare Act [SB-503]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Revising Child Welfare Act
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Relating to "out-of-home" child placement system [SB-401]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
The purpose of this legislation is to result in a fundamental shift in how child serving systems use assessment information to guide decision making by requiring the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Child Protective Services, Youth Services and the West Virginia Division of Juvenile Services to develop, coordinate and implement a standardized comprehensive universal assessment that will assess the needs and strengths of children as well as their caregivers as the accepted system for outcomes evaluation in the State of West
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Transferring CHIP from Department of Administration to DHHR [SB-366]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Transferring CHIP from Department of Administration to DHHR
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Relating to minors obtaining tattoos [SB-27]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Relating to minors obtaining tattoos
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Prohibiting juveniles from manufacturing, possessing and distributing nude images of minors [SB-258]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to proscribing juveniles from manufacturing, possessing, and distributing nude or partially nude images of minors; declare a violation to be an act of juvenile delinquency; and provide for the punishment thereof.