1st Sub. H.B. 102
         PARENTAL RIGHTS AMENDMENTS

House Floor Amendments

Amendment 1 February 15, 2000 11:20 AM



Representative Wright proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 11, Lines 317 through 325:    Delete lines 317 through 325, and insert:
        
        "(b) Before conducting any interview of a child prior to removal of that child from his home pursuant to Sections 62A-4a-202.1 and 78-3a-301, the division shall obtain the permission of at least one parent of the child before the interview may be conducted in any setting, including the child's school, unless:
        (i) the child would be in immediate danger; or
        (ii) the alleged perpetrator is:
        (A) a parent or stepparent of the child;
        (B) a person residing in the same household as the child; or
        (C) a person related to or closely associated with a parent of the child.
        (c) With regard to a child who has not been removed from his home pursuant to Sections 62A-4a-202.1 and 78-3a-301, and when the alleged perpetrator is a person described in Subsection (8)(b)(ii), a child welfare worker may interview the child only after the worker has reviewed the reasons for the interview with a state-level family services specialist. If, after the review with the family service specialist, the child is interviewed, the child welfare worker shall subsequently inform a parent of the child that an interview was conducted, no later than 12 hours after the interview has taken place.
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