Second Regular Session S.B. 1452
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1452
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 2, strike lines 10 and 11
Renumber to conform
Page 4, line 7, strike "The department shall:"
Strike lines 11 through 15, insert "THE PLACEMENT OF A CHILD WHO IS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILd. THE DEPARTMENT may give PREFERENCE TO AN ADULT RELATIVE OVER A NON-RELATIVE CAREGIVER WHEN DETERMINING THE CHILD'S PLACEMENT. IF THE PLACEMENT WITH AN ADULT RELATIVE IS ESTABLISHED, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH KINSHIP FOSTER CARE SERVICES."
Page 6, line 33, after "relatives" strike remainder of the line
Line 34, strike "interests of the child"
Line 38, strike the colon
Line 39, strike "1."
Line 41, after "state" insert "unless delay in placement is in the best interests of the child"
Strike lines 42 through 44
Page 7, between lines 20 and 21, insert:
"E. when the child has been in a foster placement for six months the presumption is that remaining in that placement is in the child's best interests, absent any confirmed safety or welfare concerns for the child."
Line 27, after "welfare" insert ", and in accordance with section 8-514.02"; strike "The division may"
Line 28 and 29, strike "change the placement of a child made pursuant to section 8-514.02 if the change is necessary for the child's best interests and welfare." insert "The division may change the placement of a child made pursuant to section 8-514.02 if the change is necessary for the child's best interests and welfare."
Page 12, line 5, strike "On the motion of any party or on its own motion," insert "On the motion of any party or on its own motion,"
Line 6 through 8, strike "if it determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a party to the proceeding is mentally incompetent or is otherwise in need of a guardian ad litem" insert "if it determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a party to the proceeding is mentally incompetent or is otherwise in need of a guardian ad litem"
Line 8, after "litem" strike the remainder of the line
Strike lines 9 and 10
Strike lines 33 through 37, insert:
"B. If the proposed plans for the child do not include placing the child with a grandparent or another member of the child's extended family including a person who has a significant relationship with the child, the report shall include sufficient information for the court to determine whether such placement is in the child's best interests."
Reletter to conform
Line 45, strike "sixty" insert "ninety"
Page 13, strike lines 41 through 45, insert:
"C. If the court finds that placement with a grandparent or another member of the child's extended family including a person who has a significant relationship with the child is not in the child's best interests, the court shall make specific written findings in support of its decision."
Reletter to conform
Page 14, line 17, strike the colon
Line 17, strike lines 18 and 19
Line 20, strike "2."
Line 26, strike "department" insert "court"; after "determine" insert "within thirty days from the date a child is taken into temporary custody"
Line 29, strike "department" and insert "court"
Page 14, line 40, strike "notice of"
Line 41, strike "is filed with," insert "determination is made by"
Strike lines 42 through 44
Page 15, strike lines 1 and 2
Reletter to conform
Line 14, strike "member relative" and insert "member";
Strike "child's
Line 15, strike "extended family child" and insert "child's extended family"
Line 16, after "child" strike the remainder of the line
Strike line 17, insert ", unless the court has determined that such placement is not in the child's best interests."
Page 17, line 26 strike "ABUSE" insert "USE"
Page 18, line 8, strike "Two" insert "three"
Line 15, after "A" insert "dangerous"
Line 18, after "(iii)" strike the remainder of the line
Strike lines 19 through 20, insert "failed to comply with reasonable efforts provided by the department in a prior dependency action in which dangerous drugs were a factor."
Line 22, strike "of the addiction of the parent or guardian" insert "chronic use of dangerous drugs"
Line 23, after "YEARS" insert "that makes the parent or guardian incapable of caring for a child"
Strike lines 24 through 44
Page 19, strike lines 1 through 26
Renumber to conform
Page 22, line 4, after "track" strike remainder of line
Strike lines
5 through 9 and insert "information on children age zero to three, which
includes, in addition to the averages currently tracked, the
individual age of entry at the time of dependency, the age of exiting dependence and the reason for the dependency."
Amend title to conform