Bill Number: S.B. 1365

                                                                                                           Murphy Floor Amendment

                                                                                         Reference to: APPROP amendment

                                                                              Amendment drafted by: Marianne Yamnik

 

 

Requires DES, rather than the Foster Care Review Board, to establish a mechanism to direct complainants to the Ombudsman-Citizens Aide.

 

Requires the Ombudsman, rather than an accountability board, to review the complaints and determine DES’s compliance with dependency statutes and rules.  If there is reasonable basis for the complaint, the Ombudsman is to forward the issue to the court for review and possible action.

Fifty-first Legislature                                                    Murphy

Second Regular Session                                                  S.B. 1365

 

MURPHY FLOOR AMENDMENT

 

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1365

 

(Reference to APPROP amendment)

 

 

Page 1, line 4, strike “boards”; strike “superior”

Line 6, strike “STATE FOSTER CARE REVIEW BOARD” insert “DEPARTMENT”; strike “ONE OR MORE”

Line 7, strike “ACCOUNTABILITY BOARDS AS NECESSARY TO REVIEW” insert “A MECHANISM TO DIRECT COMPLAINANTS TO THE OMBUDSMAN-CITIZENS AIDE PURSUANT TO section 41-1376 FOR REVIEW OF”

Lines 11, 15 and 17, strike “ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD” insert “OMBUDSMAN-CITIZENS AIDE”

Line 18, strike “BOARD” insert “OMBUDSMAN-CITIZENS AIDE”

Line 19, strike “SUPERIOR”; after “COURT” strike remainder of line

Strike line 20, insert a period

Line 21, strike “IF”

Strike line 22

Line 23, strike “PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER OR CHAPTER 10 OF THIS TITLE.”

Amend title to conform

 

 

 

 

3/12/14

9:55 AM

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