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CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REGISTRY -

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MANAGEMENT AND LICENSING

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INFORMATION SYSTEMS AMENDMENTS

             4     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

             5     
STATE OF UTAH

             6     
Chief Sponsor: Gene Davis

             7     
House Sponsor: David Litvack

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             9      LONG TITLE
             10      Committee Note:
             11          The Child Welfare Legislative Oversight Panel recommended this bill.
             12      General Description:
             13          This bill amends provisions of the Utah Human Services Code and the S. [ Juvenile Court
             14      Act of 1996
] Government Records Access and Management Act .S
relating to the Management
             14a      Information System maintained by the
             15      Department of Human Services.
             16      Highlighted Provisions:
             17          This bill:
             18      S. [     .    provides that reports that are found to be without merit and false may not be
             19      included in the Management Information System;
             20          .    provides that contract providers for the Division of Child and Family Services and
             21      designated court clerks may only have access to reports on the Management
             22      Information System that are substantiated or supported;
             23          .    places limitations on the use of certain reports on the Management Information
             24      System as evidence in proceedings for child custody, a protection order, or divorce;
             25          .    requires that, when the division or a court makes a finding that a report is without
             26      merit, the division or the court must also determine whether the report is false;
             27          .    describes how long a report remains on the Management Information System;
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             27a           . modifies provisions related to access to records in the Management Information System;


            
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         . establishes a procedure for providing an alleged perpetrator of child abuse, neglect,
             27c      or dependency with notice and an opportunity to challenge:
             27d          . a finding of unsupported or without merit by the division; and
             27e          . the listing of the finding in the Management Information System; .S



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         .    provides that proceedings for judicial review of a final agency action relating to a
             29      report on the Management Information System are closed to the public;
             30          .    grants rulemaking authority to the Judicial Council to ensure the confidentiality of
             31      the proceedings described above; and
             32          .     makes technical changes.
             33      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             34          None
             35      Other Special Clauses:
             36          None
             37      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             38      AMENDS:
             39      S. [     26-21-9.5, as last amended by Chapter 43, Laws of Utah 2007
             40          62A-2-121, as last amended by Chapter 152, Laws of Utah 2007
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             40a      62A-4a-412, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapters 77 and 281
             41      [     62A-4a-1003, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 152
             42          62A-4a-1008, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 77
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             43          62A-4a-1009, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 77
             43a      S. 63-2-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 201
             43b          63-2-304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 66 and 352
             44      [     78-3a-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapters 55, 132, and 281 ]
             44a          78-3a-314, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 152
             45      [     78-3a-320, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 77
             46      ENACTS:
             47          62A-4a-1003.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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             48     

             49      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             50           S. [ Section 1. Section 26-21-9.5 is amended to read:
             51          26-21-9.5. Criminal background check and Licensing Information System check.
             52          (1) For purposes of this section:
             53          (a) "Covered health care facility" means:
             54          (i) home health care agencies;
             55          (ii) hospices;
             56          (iii) nursing care facilities;
             57          (iv) assisted-living facilities;
             58          (v) small health care facilities; and
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          S. [ (vi) end stage renal disease facilities.
             60          (b) "Covered person" includes:
             61          (i) the following people who provide direct patient care:
             62          (A) employees;
             63          (B) volunteers; and
             64          (C) people under contract with the facility; and
             65          (ii) for residential settings, any individual residing in the home where the assisted
             66      living or small health care program is to be licensed who:
             67          (A) is 18 years of age or older; or
             68          (B) is a child between the age of 12 and 17 years of age; however, the identifying
             69      information required for a child between the age of 12 and 17 does not include fingerprints.
             70          (2) In addition to the licensing requirements of Sections 26-21-8 and 26-21-9 , a
             71      covered health care facility at the time of initial application for a license and license renewal
             72      shall:
             73          (a) submit the name and other identifying information of each covered person at the
             74      covered facility who:
             75          (i) provides direct care to a patient; and
             76          (ii) has been the subject of a criminal background check within the preceding
             77      three-year period by a public or private entity recognized by the department; and
             78          (b) submit the name and other identifying information, which may include fingerprints,
             79      of each covered person at the covered facility who has not been the subject of a criminal
             80      background check in accordance with Subsection (1)(a)(ii).
             81          (3) (a) The department shall forward the information received under Subsection (2)(b)
             82      to the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division of the Department of Public
             83      Safety for processing to determine whether the covered individual has been convicted of any
             84      crime.
             85          (b) Except for individuals described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(B), if an individual has not
             86      had residency in Utah for the last five years, the individual shall submit fingerprints for an FBI
             87      national criminal history record check. The fingerprints shall be submitted to the FBI through
             88      the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division. The individual or licensee is
             89      responsible for the cost of the fingerprinting and national criminal history check.
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          S. [ (4) The department may determine whether:
             91          (a) an individual whose name and other identifying information has been submitted
             92      pursuant to Subsection (2) and who provides direct care to children is listed in the Licensing
             93      Information System described in Section 62A-4a-1006 or has a substantiated finding by a court
             94      of a severe type of child abuse or neglect under Section 78-3a-320 , if identification as a
             95      possible perpetrator of child abuse or neglect is relevant to the employment activities of that
             96      individual;
             97          (b) an individual whose name and other identifying information has been submitted
             98      pursuant to Subsection (2) and who provides direct care to disabled or elder adults, or who is
             99      residing in a residential home that is a facility licensed to provide direct care to disabled or
             100      elder adults has a substantiated finding of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a disabled or elder
             101      adult by accessing in accordance with Subsection (5) the database created in Section
             102      62A-3-311.1 if identification as a possible perpetrator of disabled or elder adult abuse, neglect,
             103      or exploitation is relevant to the employment activities or residence of that person; or
             104          (c) an individual whose name or other identifying information has been submitted
             105      pursuant to Subsection (2) has been adjudicated in a juvenile court of committing an act which
             106      if committed by an adult would be a felony or a misdemeanor if:
             107          (i) the individual is under the age of 28 years; or
             108          (ii) the individual is over the age of 28 and has been convicted, has pleaded no contest,
             109      or is currently subject to a plea in abeyance or diversion agreement for any felony or
             110      misdemeanor.
             111          (5) (a) The department shall:
             112          (i) designate two persons within the department to access:
             113          (A) the Licensing Information System described in Section 62A-4a-1006 ;
             114          (B) court records under Subsection 78-3a-320 [(6)](7);
             115          (C) the database described in Subsection (4)(b); and
             116          (D) juvenile court records as permitted by Subsection (4)(c); and
             117          (ii) adopt measures to:
             118          (A) protect the security of the Licensing Information System, the court records, and the
             119      database; and
             120          (B) strictly limit access to the Licensing Information System, the court records, and the
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     S. [ database to those designated under Subsection (5)(a)(i).
             122          (b) Those designated under Subsection (5)(a)(i) shall receive training from the
             123      Department of Human Services with respect to:
             124          (i) accessing the Licensing Information System, the court records, and the database;
             125          (ii) maintaining strict security; and
             126          (iii) the criminal provisions in Section 62A-4a-412 for the improper release of
             127      information.
             128          (c) Those designated under Subsection (5)(a)(i):
             129          (i) are the only ones in the department with the authority to access the Licensing
             130      Information System, the court records, and database; and
             131          (ii) may only access the Licensing Information System, the court records, and the
             132      database for the purpose of licensing and in accordance with the provisions of Subsection (4).
             133          (6) Within ten days of initially hiring a covered individual, a covered health care
             134      facility shall submit the covered individual's information to the department in accordance with
             135      Subsection (2).
             136          (7) The department shall adopt rules under Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
             137      Rulemaking Act, consistent with this chapter, defining the circumstances under which a person
             138      who has been convicted of a criminal offense, or a person described in Subsection (4), may
             139      provide direct care to a patient in a covered health care facility, taking into account the nature
             140      of the criminal conviction or substantiated finding and its relation to patient care.
             141          (8) The department may, in accordance with Section 26-1-6 , assess reasonable fees for
             142      a criminal background check processed pursuant to this section.
             143          (9) The department may inform the covered health care facility of information
             144      discovered under Subsection (4) with respect to a covered individual.
             145          (10) A covered health care facility is not civilly liable for submitting information to the
             146      department as required by this section.
             147          Section 2.
Section 62A-2-121 is amended to read:
             148          62A-2-121. Access to abuse and neglect information.
             149          (1) For purposes of this section:
             150          (a) "Direct service worker" is as defined in Section 62A-5-101 .
             151          (b) "Personal care attendant" is as defined in Section 62A-3-101 .
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          S. [ (2) With respect to a licensee, a certified local inspector applicant, a direct service
             153      worker, or a personal care attendant, the department may access only the Licensing Information
             154      System of the Division of Child and Family Services created by Section 62A-4a-1006 and
             155      juvenile court records under Subsection 78-3a-320 [(6)](7), for the purpose of:
             156          (a) (i) determining whether a person associated with a licensee, with direct access to
             157      children:
             158          (A) is listed in the Licensing Information System; or
             159          (B) has a substantiated finding by a juvenile court of a severe type of child abuse or
             160      neglect under Subsections 78-3a-320 (1) and (2); and
             161          (ii) informing a licensee that a person associated with the licensee:
             162          (A) is listed in the Licensing Information System; or
             163          (B) has a substantiated finding by a juvenile court of a severe type of child abuse or
             164      neglect under Subsections 78-3a-320 (1) and (2);
             165          (b) (i) determining whether a certified local inspector applicant:
             166          (A) is listed in the Licensing Information System; or
             167          (B) has a substantiated finding by a juvenile court of a severe type of child abuse or
             168      neglect under Subsections 78-3a-320 (1) and (2); and
             169          (ii) informing a local government that a certified local inspector applicant:
             170          (A) is listed in the Licensing Information System; or
             171          (B) has a substantiated finding by a juvenile court of a severe type of child abuse or
             172      neglect under Subsections 78-3a-320 (1) and (2);
             173          (c) (i) determining whether a direct service worker:
             174          (A) is listed in the Licensing Information System; or
             175          (B) has a substantiated finding by a juvenile court of a severe type of child abuse or
             176      neglect under Subsections 78-3a-320 (1) and (2); and
             177          (ii) informing a direct service worker or the direct service worker's employer that the
             178      direct service worker:
             179          (A) is listed in the Licensing Information System; or
             180          (B) has a substantiated finding by a juvenile court of a severe type of child abuse or
             181      neglect under Subsections 78-3a-320 (1) and (2); or
             182          (d) (i) determining whether a personal care attendant:
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          S. [ (A) is listed in the Licensing Information System; or
             184          (B) has a substantiated finding by a juvenile court of a severe type of child abuse or
             185      neglect under Subsections 78-3a-320 (1) and (2); and
             186          (ii) informing a person described in Subsections 62A-3-101 (9)(a)(i) through (iv) that a
             187      personal care attendant:
             188          (A) is listed in the Licensing Information System; or
             189          (B) has a substantiated finding by a juvenile court of a severe type of child abuse or
             190      neglect under Subsections 78-3a-320 (1) and (2).
             191          (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), the department may access the Division of Child
             192      and Family Service's Management Information System under Section 62A-4a-1003 :
             193          (a) for the purpose of licensing and monitoring foster parents; and
             194          (b) for the purposes described in Subsection 62A-4a-1003 (1)(d).
             195          (4) After receiving identifying information for a person under Subsection
             196      62A-2-120 (1), the department shall process the information for the purposes described in
             197      Subsection (2).
             198          (5) The department shall adopt rules under Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
             199      Rulemaking Act, consistent with this chapter, defining the circumstances under which a person
             200      may have direct access or provide services to children when:
             201          (a) the person is listed in the Licensing Information System of the Division of Child
             202      and Family Services created by Section 62A-4a-1006 ; or
             203          (b) juvenile court records show that a court made a substantiated finding under Section
             204      78-3a-320 , that the person committed a severe type of child abuse or neglect.
             205          Section 3.
Section 62A-4a-1003 is amended to read:
             206          62A-4a-1003. Management Information System -- Requirements -- Contents --
             207      Purpose -- Access.
             208          (1) (a) The division shall develop and implement a Management Information System
             209      that meets the requirements of this section and the requirements of federal law and regulation.
             210          (b) The information and records contained in the Management Information System:
             211          (i) are protected records under Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             212      Management Act; and
             213          (ii) except as provided in Subsections (1)(c) and (d), are available only to a person with
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     S. [ statutory authorization under Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             215      Management Act, to review the information and records described in this Subsection (1)(b).
             216          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b)(ii), the information and records described in
             217      Subsection (1)(b) are available to a person:
             218          (i) as provided under Subsection [(6)] (7) or Section 62A-4a-1006 ; or
             219          (ii) who has specific statutory authorization to access the information or records for the
             220      purpose of assisting the state with state and federal requirements to maintain information solely
             221      for the purpose of protecting minors and providing services to families in need.
             222          (d) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b)(ii), the information and records described in
             223      Subsection (1)(b) may, to the extent required by Title IV-B or IV-E of the Social Security Act,
             224      be provided by the division:
             225          (i) to comply with child abuse and neglect registry checks requested by other states;
             226      and
             227          (ii) to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for purposes of
             228      maintaining an electronic national registry of substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect.
             229          (2) With regard to all child welfare cases, the Management Information System shall
             230      provide each caseworker and the department's office of licensing, exclusively for the purposes
             231      of foster parent licensure and monitoring, with a complete history of each child in that worker's
             232      caseload, including:
             233          (a) a record of all past action taken by the division with regard to that child and the
             234      child's siblings;
             235          (b) the complete case history and all reports and information in the control or keeping
             236      of the division regarding that child and the child's siblings;
             237          (c) the number of times the child has been in the custody of the division;
             238          (d) the cumulative period of time the child has been in the custody of the division;
             239          (e) except as provided in Subsection (3), a record of all reports of abuse or neglect
             240      received by the division with regard to that child's parent, parents, or guardian including:
             241          (i) for each report, documentation of the:
             242          (A) latest status; or
             243          (B) final outcome or determination; and
             244          (ii) information that indicates whether each report was found to be:
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          S. [ (A) supported;
             246          (B) unsupported;
             247          (C) substantiated by a juvenile court;
             248          (D) unsubstantiated by a juvenile court; or
             249          (E) without merit;
             250          (f) the number of times the child's parent or parents failed any child and family plan;
             251      and
             252          (g) the number of different caseworkers who have been assigned to that child in the
             253      past.
             254          (3) The Management Information System may not include a report, or any reference to
             255      a report, that is:
             256          (a) found by the division to be:
             257          (i) without merit; and
             258          (ii) false, under Section 62A-4a-1003.5 ; or
             259          (b) found by a court to be:
             260          (i) without merit; and
             261          (ii) false, under Subsection 78-3a-320 (4).
             262          [(3)] (4) The [division's] Management Information System shall:
             263          (a) contain all key elements of each family's current child and family plan, including:
             264          (i) the dates and number of times the plan has been administratively or judicially
             265      reviewed;
             266          (ii) the number of times the parent or parents have failed that child and family plan;
             267      and
             268          (iii) the exact length of time the child and family plan has been in effect; and
             269          (b) alert caseworkers regarding deadlines for completion of and compliance with
             270      policy, including child and family plans.
             271          [(4)] (5) With regard to all child protective services cases, the Management
             272      Information System shall:
             273          (a) monitor the compliance of each case with:
             274          (i) division rule and policy;
             275          (ii) state law; and
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          S. [ (iii) federal law and regulation; and
             277          (b) include the age and date of birth of the alleged perpetrator at the time the abuse or
             278      neglect is alleged to have occurred, in order to ensure accuracy regarding the identification of
             279      the alleged perpetrator.
             280          [(5)] (6) Except as provided in Subsection [(6)] (7) regarding contract providers and
             281      Section 62A-4a-1006 regarding limited access to the Licensing Information System, all
             282      information contained in the division's Management Information System is available to the
             283      department, upon the approval of the executive director, on a need-to-know basis.
             284          [(6)] (7) (a) Subject to this Subsection [(6)] (7), the division may allow its contract
             285      providers, court clerks designated by the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Office of
             286      the Guardian Ad Litem to have limited access to the Management Information System.
             287          (b) A division contract provider has access only to information about a person who is
             288      currently receiving services from that specific contract provider.
             289          (c) (i) Designated court clerks may only have access to information necessary to
             290      comply with Subsection 78-3h-102 (2).
             291          (ii) The Office of the Guardian Ad Litem may access only the information that:
             292          (A) relates to children and families where the Office of the Guardian Ad Litem is
             293      appointed by a court to represent the interests of the children; and
             294          (B) except as provided in Subsection [(6)] (7)(d), is entered into the Management
             295      Information System on or after July 1, 2004.
             296          (d) Notwithstanding Subsection [(6)] (7)(c)(ii)(B), the Office of the Guardian Ad Litem
             297      shall have access to all child abuse and neglect referrals about children and families where the
             298      office has been appointed by a court to represent the interests of the children, regardless of the
             299      date that the information is entered into the Management Information System.
             300          (e) Each contract provider and designated representative of the Office of the Guardian
             301      Ad Litem who requests access to information contained in the Management Information
             302      System shall:
             303          (i) take all necessary precautions to safeguard the security of the information contained
             304      in the Management Information System;
             305          (ii) train its employees regarding:
             306          (A) requirements for protecting the information contained in the Management
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     S. [ Information System as required by this chapter and under Title 63, Chapter 2, Government
             308      Records Access and Management Act; and
             309          (B) the criminal penalties under Sections 62A-4a-412 and 63-2-801 for improper
             310      release of information; and
             311          (iii) monitor its employees to ensure that they protect the information contained in the
             312      Management Information System as required by law.
             313          (f) The division shall take reasonable precautions to ensure that its contract providers
             314      comply with the requirements of this Subsection [(6)] (7).
             315          (g) The contract providers and designated court clerks described in this Subsection (7)
             316      may not have access to reports, or references to reports, that are found to be unsubstantiated,
             317      unsupported, or without merit.
             318          [(7)] (8) The division shall take all necessary precautions, including password
             319      protection and other appropriate and available technological techniques, to prevent
             320      unauthorized access to or release of information contained in the Management Information
             321      System.
             322          (9) Reports that are unsubstantiated, unsupported, or without merit may not be
             323      admitted as evidence, or relied upon, in a trial or proceeding for child custody, a protection
             324      order, or divorce, for the purpose of establishing the truth of the incident asserted in the report.
             325          Section 4.
Section 62A-4a-1003.5 is enacted to read:
             326          62A-4a-1003.5. Report without merit -- Additional finding.
             327          If the division finds that a report is without merit, the division shall make an additional
             328      finding regarding whether the report is false.
             329          Section 5.
Section 62A-4a-1008 is amended to read:
             330          62A-4a-1008. Timeframes for deletion of specified information or reports.
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             331           [(1) Unless the executive director determines that there is good cause for keeping a
             332      report of abuse or neglect in the Management Information System, based on standards
             333      established by rule, the division shall delete any reference to:]
             334          [(a) a report that is without merit, if no subsequent report involving the same alleged
             335      perpetrator has occurred within one year; or]
             336          [(b) a report that is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
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     perpetrator has occurred within five years.]
             339           S. [ (1) Except as provided in Subsection (3) or (4), the division shall delete from the
             340      Management Information System a report that is unsubstantiated or unsupported:
             341          (a) after the report has been on the Management Information system for three years,
             342      unless the alleged perpetrator is listed on the Management Information System as the
             343      perpetrator in a previous substantiated or supported report; or
             344          (b) after the report has been on the Management Information System for five years, if
             345      the alleged perpetrator is listed on the Management Information System as the perpetrator in a
             346      previous substantiated or supported report.
             347          (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), (4), or 62A-4a-1003 (3), the division shall
             348      delete from the Management Information System a report that is without merit after the report
             349      has been on the Management Information System one year.
             350          (3) The time periods described in Subsections (1) and (2) shall start over, beginning on
             351      the day that a subsequent report is placed on the Management Information System, if:
             352          (a) the alleged perpetrator in the subsequent report is the same as the alleged
             353      perpetrator in the report described in Subsection (1) or (2); and
             354          (b) the subsequent report is found to be:
             355          (i) supported;
             356          (ii) unsupported;
             357          (iii) substantiated;
             358          (iv) unsubstantiated; or
             359          (v) without merit, unless the report is:
             360          (A) found by the division to be false, under Section 62A-4a-1003.5 ; or
             361          (B) found by a court to be false, under Subsection 78-3a-320 (4).
             362          (4) (a) Except for a report described in Subsection 62A-4a-1003 (3), a report described
             363      in this section may not be deleted, unless otherwise ordered by a court, if the executive director
             364      determines, based on standards established by rule, that there is good cause for keeping the
             365      report in the Management Information System.
             366          (b) A court may order the division to delete a report before the time periods described
             367      in this section, if the court finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that it is in the interests of
             368      justice to order deletion of the report at an earlier time.
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          S. [ (5) When the division deletes a report under this section, the division shall also delete
             370      all references to the report, and information contained in the report, from the Management
             371      Information System.
             372          [(2)] (6) (a) The division shall maintain a separation of reports as follows:
             373          (i) those that are supported;
             374          (ii) those that are unsupported;
             375          (iii) those that are without merit;
             376          (iv) those that are unsubstantiated under the law in effect prior to May 6, 2002;
             377          (v) those that are substantiated under the law in effect prior to May 6, 2002; and
             378          (vi) those that are consented-to supported findings under Subsection
             379      62A-4a-1005 (3)(a)(iii).
             380          (b) Only persons with statutory authority [have] may access [to] the information
             381      contained in any of the reports identified in Subsection [(2)] (6)(a).
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             381a          Section 1. Section 62A-4a-412 is amended to read:
             381b          62A-4a-412. Reports and information confidential.
             381c          (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, reports made pursuant to this part, as
             381d      well as any other information in the possession of the division obtained as the result of a report
             381e      are private, protected, or controlled records under Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records
             381f      Access and Management Act, and may only be made available to:
             381g          (a) a police or law enforcement agency investigating a report of known or suspected
             381h      child abuse or neglect;
             381i          (b) a physician who reasonably believes that a child may be the subject of abuse or
             381j      neglect;
             381k          (c) an agency that has responsibility or authority to care for, treat, or supervise a
             381l      minor who is the subject of a report;
             381m          (d) a contract provider that has a written contract with the division to render services
             381n      to a minor who is the subject of a report;
             381o          (e) [any] except as provided in Subsection 63-2-202(10), a subject of the report, the
             381p      natural parents of the child, and the guardian ad litem;
             381q          (f) a court, upon a finding that access to the records may be necessary for the
             381r      determination of an issue before the court, provided that in a divorce, custody, or related
             381s      proceeding between private parties, the record alone is:
             381t          (i) limited to objective or undisputed facts that were verified at the time of the
             381u      investigation; and
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     S. the ultimate issue of whether or not a person's acts or omissions constituted any level of
             381x      abuse or neglect of another person;
             381y          (g) an office of the public prosecutor or its deputies in performing an official duty;
             381z          (h) a person authorized by a Children's Justice Center, for the purposes described in
             381aa      Section 67-5b-102;
             381ab          (i) a person engaged in bona fide research, when approved by the director of the
             381ac      division, if the information does not include names and addresses;
             381ad          (j) the State Office of Education, acting on behalf of itself or on behalf of a school
             381ae      district, for the purpose of evaluating whether an individual should be permitted to obtain or
             381af      retain a license as an educator or serve as an employee or volunteer in a school, limited to
             381ag      information with substantiated findings involving an alleged sexual offense, an alleged felony
             381ah      or class A misdemeanor drug offense, or any alleged offense against the person under Title 76,
             381ai      Chapter 5, Offenses Against the Person, and with the understanding that the office must
             381aj      provide the subject of a report received under Subsection (1)(k) with an opportunity to
             381ak      respond to the report before making a decision concerning licensure or employment;
             381al          (k) any person identified in the report as a perpetrator or possible perpetrator of child
             381am      abuse or neglect, after being advised of the screening prohibition in Subsection (2);
             381an          (l) except as provided in Subsection 63-2-202(10), a person filing a petition for a child
             381ao      protective order on behalf of a child who is the subject of the report; and
             381ap          (m) a licensed child-placing agency or person who is performing a preplacement
             381aq      adoptive evaluation in accordance with the requirements of Section 78-30-3.5.
             381ar          (2) (a) A person, unless listed in Subsection (1), may not request another person to
             381as      obtain or release a report or any other information in the possession of the division obtained as
             381at      a result of the report that is available under Subsection (1)(k) to screen for potential
             381au      perpetrators of child abuse or neglect.
             381av          (b) A person who requests information knowing that it is a violation of Subsection
             381aw      (2)(a) to do so is subject to the criminal penalty in Subsection (4).
             381ax          (3) (a) Except as provided in Section 62A-4a-1007 and Subsection (3)(b), the division
             381ay      and law enforcement officials shall ensure the anonymity of the person or persons making the
             381az      initial report and any others involved in its subsequent investigation.
             381ba          (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, excluding Section 78-3a-314, but
             381bb      including this chapter and Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management
             381bc      Act, when the division makes a report or other information in its possession available under
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     S. from the report or other information only the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of
             381bf      individuals or specific information that could:
             381bg          (i) identify the referent;
             381bh          (ii) impede a criminal investigation; or
             381bi          (iii) endanger a person's safety.
             381bj          (4) Any person who wilfully permits, or aides and abets the release of data or
             381bk      information obtained as a result of this part, in the possession of the division or contained on
             381bl      any part of the Management Information System, in violation of this part or Sections
             381bm      62A-4a-1003 through 62A-4a-1007, is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
             381bn          (5) The physician-patient privilege is not a ground for excluding evidence regarding a
             381bo      child's injuries or the cause of those injuries, in any proceeding resulting from a report made
             381bp      in good faith pursuant to this part.
             381bq          (6) A child-placing agency or person who receives a report in connection with a
             381br      preplacement adoptive evaluation pursuant to Section 78-30-3.5:
             381bs          (a) may provide this report to the person who is the subject of the report; and
             381bt          (b) may provide this report to a person who is performing a preplacement adoptive
             381bu      evaluation in accordance with the requirement of Section 78-30-3.5, or to a licensed
             381bv      child-placing agency or to an attorney seeking to facilitate an adoption. .S
             382          Section 6. Section 62A-4a-1009 is amended to read:
             383           62A-4a-1009. Notice and opportunity to challenge S. [ supported ] .S finding S. of
             383a      supported, unsupported, or without merit .S in
             384      Management Information System -- Right of judicial review.
             385          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the division shall send a notice of agency
             386      action to a person with respect to whom the division makes a S. [ supported ] .S finding S. of
             386a      supported, unsupported, or without merit .S . In addition, if
             387      the alleged perpetrator is under the age of 18, the division shall:
             388          (i) make reasonable efforts to identify the alleged perpetrator's parent or guardian; and
             389          (ii) send a notice to each parent or guardian identified under Subsection (1)(a)(i) that
             390      lives at a different address, unless there is good cause, as defined by rule, for not sending a
             391      notice to a parent or guardian.
             392          (b) Nothing in this section may be construed as affecting:
             393          (i) the manner in which the division conducts an investigation; or
             394          (ii) the use or effect, in any other setting, of a supported finding by the division at the
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             397          (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who has been served with notice under
             398      Subsection 62A-4a-1005 (1)(a).
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             401      neglect, or dependency;
             402          (b) that the division has made a supported finding of abuse, neglect, or dependency;
             403          (c) that facts gathered by the division support the supported finding;
             404          (d) that the person has the right to request:
             405          (i) a copy of the report; and
             406          (ii) an opportunity to challenge the supported finding by the division; and
             407          (e) that failure to request an opportunity to challenge the supported finding within 30
             408      days of receiving the notice will result in an unappealable supported finding of child abuse,
             409      neglect, or dependency unless the person can show good cause for why compliance within the
             410      30-day requirement was virtually impossible or unreasonably burdensome.
             411          (4) (a) A person may make a request to challenge a supported finding within 30 days of
             412      a notice being received under this section.
             413          (b) Upon receipt of a request under Subsection (4)(a), the Office of Administrative
             414      Hearings shall hold an adjudicative proceeding pursuant to Title 63, Chapter 46b,
             415      Administrative Procedures Act.
             416          (5) (a) In an adjudicative proceeding held pursuant to this section, S. based on a
             416a      challenge to a supported finding, .S the division shall
             417      have the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that child abuse, neglect, or
             418      dependency occurred and that the alleged perpetrator was substantially responsible for the
             419      abuse or neglect that occurred.
             420          (b) Any party shall have the right of judicial review of final agency action S. under this
             420a      section, regardless of whether the finding is supported, unsupported, or without merit, .S , in
             421      accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act.
             422          (c) Proceedings for judicial review of a final agency action under this section shall be
             423      closed to the public.
             424          (d) The Judicial Council shall make rules that ensure the confidentiality of the
             425      proceedings described in Subsection (5)(c) and the records related to the proceedings.
             425a      S. (6) (a) If, after receiving a report of alleged child abuse, neglect, or dependency, the
             425b      division makes a finding that the report is unsupported or without merit, the division shall
             425c      serve notice of the finding, described in Subsection (6)(b), on the alleged perpetrator.
             425d          (b) The notice described in Subsection (6)(a):
             425e          (i) shall state that:
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             425h          (B) the division has made a finding that the report is unsupported or without merit;
             425i          (C) the alleged perpetrator's name, information, and the report have been entered into
             425j      the Management Information System, together with an indication that the report was found to
             425k      be unsupported or without merit;
             425l          (D) the information described in Subsection (6)(b)(i)(C):
             425m          (I) will not be included in the Licensing Information System; and
             425n          (II) may not be accessed and used to disqualify the alleged perpetrator from adopting a
             425o      child or being licensed by:
             425p          (Aa) the department;
             425q          (Bb) a human services licensee;
             425r          (Cc) a child care provider or program; or
             425s          (Dd) a covered health care facility;
             425t          (E) the alleged perpetrator has the rights described in Subsection (7); and
             425u          (F) failure to take the action described in Subsection (7)(a) within two years after
             425v      service of the notice will result in the action described in Subsection (7)(b);
             425w          (ii) shall include a general statement of the nature of the findings; and
             425x          (iii) may not include:
             425y          (A) the name of a victim or witness; or
             425z          (B) any privacy information related to the victim or a witness.
             425aa          (7) (a) Upon receipt of the notice described in Subsection (6), the alleged perpetrator
             425ab      shall have the right to:
             425ac          (i) except as provided in Subsection (7)(c), submit a request for agency review to the
             425ad      division, requesting one or both of the following:
             425ae          (A)if the finding described in Subsection (6)(a) is a finding of unsupported, that the
             425af      division reduce the finding to a finding of without merit; or
             425ag          (B) if the finding described in Subsection (6)(a) is a finding of unsupported or without
             425ah      merit, that the division remove the alleged perpetrator's name and information, the finding,
             425ai      and the report to which it relates, from the Management Information System; or
             425aj          (ii) sign a written consent to:
             425ak          (A) the finding made under Subsection (6)(a); and
             425al          (B) entry into the Management Information System of the alleged perpetrator's name
             425am      and information, the finding, and the report.
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             425ap          (i) if the alleged perpetrator fails to submit a request for agency review under
             425aq      Subsection (7)(a)(i) within two years after service of the notice described in Subsection (6);
             425ar          (ii) during the time that the division awaits a request for agency review from the
             425as      alleged perpetrator pursuant to Subsection (7)(a); and
             425at          (iii) unless:
             425au          (A) in response to a request for agency review, the division determines, under
             425av      Subsection (7)(a)(i)(B), to remove the alleged perpetrator's name and information, including
             425aw      the finding and the report, from the Management Information System;
             425ax          (B) the division refuses to take the action described in Subsection (7)(b)(iii)(A) and the
             425ay      division's decision is overturned; or
             425az          (C) a court orders that the perpetrator's name and information, the finding, and the
             425ba      report be removed from the Management Information System.
             425bb          (c) The alleged perpetrator has no right to submit a request for agency review to the
             425bc      division under Subsection (7)(a)(i) if a court previously held a hearing on the same alleged
             425bd      incident of abuse, neglect, or dependency, pursuant to the filing of a petition under Section
             425be      78-3a-305, by some other party.
             425bf          (d) Consent under Subsection (7)(a)(ii) by a child shall be given by the child's parent or
             425bg      guardian.
             425bh          (e) In considering a request described in Subsection (7)(a)(i)(A), the agency shall have
             425bi      the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the finding should be
             425bj      unsupported, rather than without merit.
             425bk          (f) In considering a request described in Subsection (7)(a)(i)(B), the person who
             425bl      submitted the request for review shall have the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the
             425bm      evidence, that the person's interest in having the report and finding removed from the
             425bn      Management Information System outweighs the interest of the division or an alleged victim in
             425bo      maintaining the report and finding in the Management Information System.
             425bp          (g) If the division refuses to take the action requested under Subsection (7)(a)(i), the
             425bq      person who submitted the request for agency review may challenge the decision pursuant to
             425br      Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act. .S
             426           S. [ (6) ] (8) .S Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an alleged perpetrator who, after
             427      receiving notice, fails to challenge a S. [ supported ] .S finding S. of supported, unsupported,
             427a      or without merit, .S in accordance with this section:
             428          (a) may not further challenge the finding; and
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             432          (iii) judicial review of the finding.
             433           S. [ (7) ] (9) .S (a) Except as provided in Subsection S. [ (7) ] (9) .S (b), an alleged
             433a      perpetrator may not make a
             434      request under Subsection (4) S. or (7)(a)(i) .S to challenge a S. [ supported ] .S finding
             434a      S. of supported, unsupported, or without merit, .S if a court of competent
             435      jurisdiction entered a finding, in a proceeding in which the alleged perpetrator was a party, that S. :
             436           (i) .S the alleged perpetrator is substantially responsible for the abuse, neglect, or
             436a      dependency which
             437      was also the subject of the supported finding S. ; or
             437a          (ii) the report was unsubstantiated or without merit .S .
             438          (b) Subsection S. [ (7) ] (9) .S (a) does not apply to pleas in abeyance or diversion
             438a      agreements.
             439          (c) An adjudicative proceeding under Subsection (5) S. or (7) .S may be stayed during
             439a      the time a
             440      judicial action on the same matter is pending.
             441           S. [ (8) ] (10) .S Pursuant to Section 78-3a 320, an adjudicative proceeding on a supported
             441a      finding of
             442      a type of abuse or neglect that does not constitute a severe type of child abuse or neglect may
             443      be joined in the juvenile court with an adjudicative proceeding on a supported finding of a
             444      severe type of child abuse or neglect.
             444a      S. Section 8. Section 63-2-202
             444b          63-2-202. Access to private, controlled, and protected documents.
             444c          (1) Upon request, a governmental entity shall disclose a private record to:
             444d          (a) the subject of the record;
             444e          (b) the parent or legal guardian of an unemancipated minor who is the subject of the
             444f      record;
             444g          (c) the legal guardian of a legally incapacitated individual who is the subject of the
             444h      record;
             444i          (d) any other individual who:
             444j          (i) has a power of attorney from the subject of the record;
             444k          (ii) submits a notarized release from the subject of the record or his legal
             444l      representative dated no more than 90 days before the date the request is made; or
             444m          (iii) if the record is a medical record described in Subsection 63-2-302(1)(b), is a health
             444n      care provider, as defined in Section 26-33a-102, if releasing the record or information in the
             444o      record is consistent with normal professional practice and medical ethics; or
             444p          (e) any person to whom the record must be provided pursuant to:
             444q          (i) court order as provided in Subsection (7); or
             444r          (ii) a legislative subpoena as provided in Title 36, Chapter 14.
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             444u      a government public health agency upon submission of:
             444v          (A) a release from the subject of the record that is dated no more than 90 days prior to
             444w      the date the request is made; and
             444x          (B) a signed acknowledgment of the terms of disclosure of controlled information as
             444y      provided by Subsection (2)(b); and
             444z          (ii) any person to whom the record must be disclosed pursuant to:
             444aa          (A) a court order as provided in Subsection (7); or
             444ab          (B) a legislative subpoena as provided in Title 36, Chapter 14.
             444ac          (b) A person who receives a record from a governmental entity in accordance with
             444ad      Subsection (2)(a)(i) may not disclose controlled information from that record to any person,
             444ae      including the subject of the record.
             444af          (3) If there is more than one subject of a private or controlled record, the portion of the
             444ag      record that pertains to another subject shall be segregated from the portion that the requester
             444ah      is entitled to inspect.
             444ai          (4) Upon request, and except as provided in Subsection (10), a governmental entity
             444aj      shall disclose a protected record to:
             444ak          (a) the person who submitted the record;
             444al          (b) any other individual who:
             444am          (i) has a power of attorney from all persons, governmental entities, or political
             444an      subdivisions whose interests were sought to be protected by the protected classification; or
             444ao          (ii) submits a notarized release from all persons, governmental entities, or political
             444ap      subdivisions whose interests were sought to be protected by the protected classification or from
             444aq      their legal representatives dated no more than 90 days prior to the date the request is made;
             444ar          (c) any person to whom the record must be provided pursuant to:
             444as          (i) a court order as provided in Subsection (7); or
             444at          (ii) a legislative subpoena as provided in Title 36, Chapter 14; or
             444au          (d) the owner of a mobile home park, subject to the conditions of Subsection
             444av      41-1a-116(5).
             444aw          (5) A governmental entity may disclose a private, controlled, or protected record to
             444ax      another governmental entity, political subdivision, another state, the United States, or a
             444ay      foreign government only as provided by Section 63-2-206.
             444az          (6) Before releasing a private, controlled, or protected record, the governmental entity
             444ba      shall obtain evidence of the requester's identity.
             444bb          (7) A governmental entity shall disclose a record pursuant to the terms of a court order
             444bc      signed by a judge from a court of competent jurisdiction, provided that:
             444bd          (a) the record deals with a matter in controversy over which the court has jurisdiction;
             444be          (b) the court has considered the merits of the request for access to the record; and
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     S. and further disclosure of the record in order to protect:
             444bh          (i) privacy interests in the case of private or controlled records;
             444bi          (ii) business confidentiality interests in the case of records protected under Subsection
             444bj      63-2-304(1), (2), (40)(a)(ii), or (40)(a)(vi); and
             444bk          (iii) privacy interests or the public interest in the case of other protected records;
             444bl          (d) to the extent the record is properly classified private, controlled, or protected, the
             444bm      interests favoring access, considering limitations thereon, outweigh the interests favoring
             444bn      restriction of access; and
             444bo          (e) where access is restricted by a rule, statute, or regulation referred to in Subsection
             444bp      63-2-201(3)(b), the court has authority independent of this chapter to order disclosure.
             444bq          (8) (a) A governmental entity may disclose or authorize disclosure of private or
             444br      controlled records for research purposes if the governmental entity:
             444bs          (i) determines that the research purpose cannot reasonably be accomplished without
             444bt      use or disclosure of the information to the researcher in individually identifiable form;
             444bu          (ii) determines that:
             444bv          (A) the proposed research is bona fide; and
             444bw          (B) the value of the research outweighs the infringement upon personal privacy;
             444bx          (iii) (A) requires the researcher to assure the integrity, confidentiality, and security of
             444by      the records; and
             444bz          (B) requires the removal or destruction of the individual identifiers associated with the
             444ca      records as soon as the purpose of the research project has been accomplished;
             444cb          (iv) prohibits the researcher from:
             444cc          (A) disclosing the record in individually identifiable form, except as provided in
             444cd      Subsection (8)(b); or
             444ce          (B) using the record for purposes other than the research approved by the
             444cf      governmental entity; and
             444cg          (v) secures from the researcher a written statement of the researcher's understanding
             444ch      of and agreement to the conditions of this Subsection (8) and the researcher's understanding
             444ci      that violation of the terms of this Subsection (8) may subject the researcher to criminal
             444cj      prosecution under Section 63-2-801.
             444ck          (b) A researcher may disclose a record in individually identifiable form if the record is
             444cl      disclosed for the purpose of auditing or evaluating the research program and no subsequent
             444cm      use or disclosure of the record in individually identifiable form will be made by the auditor or
             444cn      evaluator except as provided by this section.
             444co          (c) A governmental entity may require indemnification as a condition of permitting
             444cp      research under this Subsection (8).
             444cq          (9) (a) Under Subsections 63-2-201(5)(b) and 63-2-401(6), a governmental entity may
             444cr      disclose to persons other than those specified in this section records that are:
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     S.    (ii) protected under Section 63-2-304 subject to Section 63-2-308 if a claim for business
             444cu      confidentiality has been made under Section 63-2-308.
             444cv          (b) Under Subsection 63-2-403(11)(b), the records committee may require the
             444cw      disclosure to persons other than those specified in this section of records that are:
             444cx          (i) private under Section 63-2-302;
             444cy          (ii) controlled under Section 63-2-303; or
             444cz          (iii) protected under Section 63-2-304 subject to Section 63-2-308 if a claim for business
             444da      confidentiality has been made under Section 63-2-308.
             444db          (c) Under Subsection 63-2-404(8), the court may require the disclosure of records that
             444dc      are private under Section 63-2-302, controlled under Section 63-2-303, or protected under
             444dd      Section 63-2-304 to persons other than those specified in this section.
             444de          (10) A record contained in the Management Information System, created in Section
             444df      62A-4a-1003, that is found to be unsubstantiated, unsupported, or without merit may not be
             444dg      disclosed to any person except the person who is alleged in the report to be a perpetrator of
             444dh      abuse, neglect, or dependency.

             444di          Section 9. Section 63-2-304
             444dj          63-2-304. Protected records.
             444dk          The following records are protected if properly classified by a governmental entity:
             444dl          (1) trade secrets as defined in Section 13-24-2 if the person submitting the trade secret
             444dm      has provided the governmental entity with the information specified in Section 63-2-308;
             444dn          (2) commercial information or nonindividual financial information obtained from a
             444do      person if:
             444dp          (a) disclosure of the information could reasonably be expected to result in unfair
             444dq      competitive injury to the person submitting the information or would impair the ability of the
             444dr      governmental entity to obtain necessary information in the future;
             444ds          (b) the person submitting the information has a greater interest in prohibiting access
             444dt      than the public in obtaining access; and
             444du          (c) the person submitting the information has provided the governmental entity with
             444dv      the information specified in Section 63-2-308;
             444dw          (3) commercial or financial information acquired or prepared by a governmental entity
             444dx      to the extent that disclosure would lead to financial speculations in currencies, securities, or
             444dy      commodities that will interfere with a planned transaction by the governmental entity or cause
             444dz      substantial financial injury to the governmental entity or state economy;
             444ea          (4) records the disclosure of which could cause commercial injury to, or confer a
             444eb      competitive advantage upon a potential or actual competitor of, a commercial project entity as
             444ec      defined in Subsection 11-13-103(4);
             444ed          (5) test questions and answers to be used in future license, certification, registration,
             444ee      employment, or academic examinations;
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     S. procurement proceedings or give an unfair advantage to any person proposing to enter into a
             444eh      contract or agreement with a governmental entity, except that this Subsection (6) does not
             444ei      restrict the right of a person to see bids submitted to or by a governmental entity after bidding
             444ej      has closed;
             444ek          (7) records that would identify real property or the appraisal or estimated value of real
             444el      or personal property, including intellectual property, under consideration for public
             444em      acquisition before any rights to the property are acquired unless:
             444en          (a) public interest in obtaining access to the information outweighs the governmental
             444eo      entity's need to acquire the property on the best terms possible;
             444ep          (b) the information has already been disclosed to persons not employed by or under a
             444eq      duty of confidentiality to the entity;
             444er          (c) in the case of records that would identify property, potential sellers of the described
             444es      property have already learned of the governmental entity's plans to acquire the property;
             444et          (d) in the case of records that would identify the appraisal or estimated value of
             444eu      property, the potential sellers have already learned of the governmental entity's estimated
             444ev      value of the property; or
             444ew          (e) the property under consideration for public acquisition is a single family residence
             444ex      and the governmental entity seeking to acquire the property has initiated negotiations to
             444ey      acquire the property as required under Section 78-34-4.5;
             444ez          (8) records prepared in contemplation of sale, exchange, lease, rental, or other
             444fa      compensated transaction of real or personal property including intellectual property, which, if
             444fb      disclosed prior to completion of the transaction, would reveal the appraisal or estimated value
             444fc      of the subject property, unless:
             444fd          (a) the public interest in access outweighs the interests in restricting access, including
             444fe      the governmental entity's interest in maximizing the financial benefit of the transaction; or
             444ff          (b) when prepared by or on behalf of a governmental entity, appraisals or estimates of
             444fg      the value of the subject property have already been disclosed to persons not employed by or
             444fh      under a duty of confidentiality to the entity;
             444fi          (9) records created or maintained for civil, criminal, or administrative enforcement
             444fj      purposes or audit purposes, or for discipline, licensing, certification, or registration purposes,
             444fk      if release of the records:
             444fl          (a) reasonably could be expected to interfere with investigations undertaken for
             444fm      enforcement, discipline, licensing, certification, or registration purposes;
             444fn          (b) reasonably could be expected to interfere with audits, disciplinary, or enforcement
             444fo      proceedings;
             444fp          (c) would create a danger of depriving a person of a right to a fair trial or impartial
             444fq      hearing;
             444fr          (d) reasonably could be expected to disclose the identity of a source who is not
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             444fu      government if disclosure would compromise the source; or
             444fv          (e) reasonably could be expected to disclose investigative or audit techniques,
             444fw      procedures, policies, or orders not generally known outside of government if disclosure would
             444fx      interfere with enforcement or audit efforts;
             444fy          (10) records the disclosure of which would jeopardize the life or safety of an individual;
             444fz          (11) records the disclosure of which would jeopardize the security of governmental
             444ga      property, governmental programs, or governmental recordkeeping systems from damage,
             444gb      theft, or other appropriation or use contrary to law or public policy;
             444gc          (12) records that, if disclosed, would jeopardize the security or safety of a correctional
             444gd      facility, or records relating to incarceration, treatment, probation, or parole, that would
             444ge      interfere with the control and supervision of an offender's incarceration, treatment, probation,
             444gf      or parole;
             444gg          (13) records that, if disclosed, would reveal recommendations made to the Board of
             444gh      Pardons and Parole by an employee of or contractor for the Department of Corrections, the
             444gi      Board of Pardons and Parole, or the Department of Human Services that are based on the
             444gj      employee's or contractor's supervision, diagnosis, or treatment of any person within the
             444gk      board's jurisdiction;
             444gl          (14) records and audit workpapers that identify audit, collection, and operational
             444gm      procedures and methods used by the State Tax Commission, if disclosure would interfere with
             444gn      audits or collections;
             444go          (15) records of a governmental audit agency relating to an ongoing or planned audit
             444gp      until the final audit is released;
             444gq          (16) records prepared by or on behalf of a governmental entity solely in anticipation of
             444gr      litigation that are not available under the rules of discovery;
             444gs          (17) records disclosing an attorney's work product, including the mental impressions
             444gt      or legal theories of an attorney or other representative of a governmental entity concerning
             444gu      litigation;
             444gv          (18) records of communications between a governmental entity and an attorney
             444gw      representing, retained, or employed by the governmental entity if the communications would
             444gx      be privileged as provided in Section 78-24-8;
             444gy          (19) (a) (i) personal files of a state legislator, including personal correspondence to or
             444gz      from a member of the Legislature; and
             444ha          (ii) notwithstanding Subsection (19)(a)(i), correspondence that gives notice of legislative
             444hb      action or policy may not be classified as protected under this section; and
             444hc          (b) (i) an internal communication that is part of the deliberative process in connection
             444hd      with the preparation of legislation between:
             444he          (A) members of a legislative body;


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             444hh          (ii) notwithstanding Subsection (19)(b)(i), a communication that gives notice of
             444hi      legislative action or policy may not be classified as protected under this section;
             444hj          (20) (a) records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Research and
             444hk      General Counsel, that, if disclosed, would reveal a particular legislator's contemplated
             444hl      legislation or contemplated course of action before the legislator has elected to support the
             444hm      legislation or course of action, or made the legislation or course of action public; and
             444hn          (b) notwithstanding Subsection (20)(a), the form to request legislation submitted to the
             444ho      Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel is a public document unless a legislator
             444hp      asks that the records requesting the legislation be maintained as protected records until such
             444hq      time as the legislator elects to make the legislation or course of action public;
             444hr          (21) research requests from legislators to the Office of Legislative Research and
             444hs      General Counsel or the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and research findings prepared
             444ht      in response to these requests;
             444hu          (22) drafts, unless otherwise classified as public;
             444hv          (23) records concerning a governmental entity's strategy about collective bargaining or
             444hw      pending litigation;
             444hx          (24) records of investigations of loss occurrences and analyses of loss occurrences that
             444hy      may be covered by the Risk Management Fund, the Employers' Reinsurance Fund, the
             444hz      Uninsured Employers' Fund, or similar divisions in other governmental entities;
             444ia          (25) records, other than personnel evaluations, that contain a personal
             444ib      recommendation concerning an individual if disclosure would constitute a clearly
             444ic      unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, or disclosure is not in the public interest;
             444id          (26) records that reveal the location of historic, prehistoric, paleontological, or
             444ie      biological resources that if known would jeopardize the security of those resources or of
             444if      valuable historic, scientific, educational, or cultural information;
             444ig          (27) records of independent state agencies if the disclosure of the records would conflict
             444ih      with the fiduciary obligations of the agency;
             444ii          (28) records of an institution within the state system of higher education defined in
             444ij      Section 53B-1-102 regarding tenure evaluations, appointments, applications for admissions,
             444ik      retention decisions, and promotions, which could be properly discussed in a meeting closed in
             444il      accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, provided that records of
             444im      the final decisions about tenure, appointments, retention, promotions, or those students
             444in      admitted, may not be classified as protected under this section;
             444io          (29) records of the governor's office, including budget recommendations, legislative
             444ip      proposals, and policy statements, that if disclosed would reveal the governor's contemplated
             444iq      policies or contemplated courses of action before the governor has implemented or rejected
             444ir      those policies or courses of action or made them public;
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             444iu      recommendations in these areas;
             444iv          (31) records provided by the United States or by a government entity outside the state
             444iw      that are given to the governmental entity with a requirement that they be managed as
             444ix      protected records if the providing entity certifies that the record would not be subject to public
             444iy      disclosure if retained by it;
             444iz          (32) transcripts, minutes, or reports of the closed portion of a meeting of a public body
             444ja      except as provided in Section 52-4-206;
             444jb          (33) records that would reveal the contents of settlement negotiations but not including
             444jc      final settlements or empirical data to the extent that they are not otherwise exempt from
             444jd      disclosure;
             444je          (34) memoranda prepared by staff and used in the decision-making process by an
             444jf      administrative law judge, a member of the Board of Pardons and Parole, or a member of any
             444jg      other body charged by law with performing a quasi-judicial function;
             444jh          (35) records that would reveal negotiations regarding assistance or incentives offered
             444ji      by or requested from a governmental entity for the purpose of encouraging a person to expand
             444jj      or locate a business in Utah, but only if disclosure would result in actual economic harm to the
             444jk      person or place the governmental entity at a competitive disadvantage, but this section may not
             444jl      be used to restrict access to a record evidencing a final contract;
             444jm          (36) materials to which access must be limited for purposes of securing or maintaining
             444jn      the governmental entity's proprietary protection of intellectual property rights including
             444jo      patents, copyrights, and trade secrets;
             444jp          (37) the name of a donor or a prospective donor to a governmental entity, including an
             444jq      institution within the state system of higher education defined in Section 53B-1-102, and other
             444jr      information concerning the donation that could reasonably be expected to reveal the identity
             444js      of the donor, provided that:
             444jt          (a) the donor requests anonymity in writing;
             444ju          (b) any terms, conditions, restrictions, or privileges relating to the donation may not be
             444jv      classified protected by the governmental entity under this Subsection (37); and
             444jw          (c) except for an institution within the state system of higher education defined in
             444jx      Section 53B-1-102, the governmental unit to which the donation is made is primarily engaged
             444jy      in educational, charitable, or artistic endeavors, and has no regulatory or legislative authority
             444jz      over the donor, a member of the donor's immediate family, or any entity owned or controlled
             444ka      by the donor or the donor's immediate family;
             444kb          (38) accident reports, except as provided in Sections 41-6a-404, 41-12a-202, and
             444kc      73-18-13;
             444kd          (39) a notification of workers' compensation insurance coverage described in Section
             444ke      34A-2-205;


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             444kh      disclosed to, or received by or on behalf of faculty, staff, employees, or students of the
             444ki      institution:
             444kj          (i) unpublished lecture notes;
             444kk          (ii) unpublished notes, data, and information:
             444kl          (A) relating to research; and
             444km          (B) of:
             444kn          (I) the institution within the state system of higher education defined in Section
             444ko      53B-1-102; or
             444kp          (II) a sponsor of sponsored research;
             444kq          (iii) unpublished manuscripts;
             444kr          (iv) creative works in process;
             444ks          (v) scholarly correspondence; and
             444kt          (vi) confidential information contained in research proposals;
             444ku          (b) Subsection (40)(a) may not be construed to prohibit disclosure of public
             444kv      information required pursuant to Subsection 53B-16-302(2)(a) or (b); and
             444kw          (c) Subsection (40)(a) may not be construed to affect the ownership of a record;
             444kx          (41) (a) records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Auditor General
             444ky      that would reveal the name of a particular legislator who requests a legislative audit prior to
             444kz      the date that audit is completed and made public; and
             444la          (b) notwithstanding Subsection (41)(a), a request for a legislative audit submitted to the
             444lb      Office of the Legislative Auditor General is a public document unless the legislator asks that
             444lc      the records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Auditor General that would
             444ld      reveal the name of a particular legislator who requests a legislative audit be maintained as
             444le      protected records until the audit is completed and made public;
             444lf          (42) records that provide detail as to the location of an explosive, including a map or
             444lg      other document that indicates the location of:
             444lh          (a) a production facility; or
             444li          (b) a magazine;
             444lj          (43) information contained in the database described in Section 62A-3-311.1;
             444lk          (44) information contained in the Management Information System and Licensing
             444ll      Information System described in Title 62A, Chapter 4a, Child and Family Services;
             444lm          (45) information regarding National Guard operations or activities in support of the
             444ln      National Guard's federal mission;
             444lo          (46) records provided by any pawn or secondhand business to a law enforcement
             444lp      agency or to the central database in compliance with Title 13, Chapter 32a, Pawnshop and
             444lq      Secondhand Merchandise Transaction Information Act;
             444lr          (47) information regarding food security, risk, and vulnerability assessments


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     S.    (48) except to the extent that the record is exempt from this chapter pursuant to
             444lu      Section 63-2-106, records related to an emergency plan or program prepared or maintained by
             444lv      the Division of Homeland Security the disclosure of which would jeopardize:
             444lw          (a) the safety of the general public; or
             444lx          (b) the security of:
             444ly          (i) governmental property;
             444lz          (ii) governmental programs; or
             444ma          (iii) the property of a private person who provides the Division of Homeland Security
             444mb      information;
             444mc          (49) records of the Department of Agriculture and Food relating to the National
             444md      Animal Identification System or any other program that provides for the identification,
             444me      tracing, or control of livestock diseases, including any program established under Title 4,
             444mf      Chapter 24, Utah Livestock Brand and Anti-theft Act or Title 4, Chapter 31, Livestock
             444mg      Inspection and Quarantine;
             444mh          (50) as provided in Section 26-39-109:
             444mi          (a) information or records held by the Department of Health related to a complaint
             444mj      regarding a child care program or residential child care which the department is unable to
             444mk      substantiate; and
             444ml          (b) information or records related to a complaint received by the Department of Health
             444mm      from an anonymous complainant regarding a child care program or residential child care;
             444mn      [and]
             444mo          (51) unless otherwise classified as public under Section 63-2-301 and except as provided
             444mp      under Section 41-1a-116, an individual's home address, home telephone number, or personal
             444mq      mobile phone number, if:
             444mr          (a) the individual is required to provide the information in order to comply with a law,
             444ms      ordinance, rule, or order of a government entity; and
             444mt          (b) the subject of the record has a reasonable expectation that this information will be
             444mu      kept confidential due to:
             444mv          (i) the nature of the law, ordinance, rule, or order; and
             444mw          (ii) the individual complying with the law, ordinance, rule, or order[.]; and
             444mx          (52) records contained in the Management Information System, created in Section
             444my      62A-4a-1003. .S
             445           S. [ Section 7. Section 78-3a-104 is amended to read:
             446          78-3a-104. Jurisdiction of juvenile court -- Original -- Exclusive.
             447          (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the juvenile court has exclusive original
             448      jurisdiction in proceedings concerning:
             449          (a) a child who has violated any federal, state, or local law or municipal ordinance or a
             450      person younger than 21 years of age who has violated any law or ordinance before becoming
             451      18 years of age, regardless of where the violation occurred, excluding traffic laws and boating
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             453          (b) a person 21 years of age or older who has failed or refused to comply with an order
             454      of the juvenile court to pay a fine or restitution, if the order was imposed prior to the person's
             455      21st birthday; however, the continuing jurisdiction is limited to causing compliance with
             456      existing orders;
             457          (c) a child who is an abused child, neglected child, or dependent child, as those terms
             458      are defined in Section 78-3a-103 ;
             459          (d) a protective order for a child pursuant to the provisions of Title 78, Chapter 3h,
             460      Child Protective Orders, which the juvenile court may transfer to the district court if the
             461      juvenile court has entered an ex parte protective order and finds that:
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          S. [ (i) the petitioner and the respondent are the natural parent, adoptive parent, or step
             463      parent of the child who is the object of the petition;
             464          (ii) the district court has a petition pending or an order related to custody or parent-time
             465      entered under Title 30, Chapter 3, Divorce, Title 30, Chapter 6, Cohabitant Abuse Act, or Title
             466      78, Chapter 45g, Utah Uniform Parentage Act, in which the petitioner and the respondent are
             467      parties; and
             468          (iii) the best interests of the child will be better served in the district court;
             469          (e) appointment of a guardian of the person or other guardian of a minor who comes
             470      within the court's jurisdiction under other provisions of this section;
             471          (f) the emancipation of a minor in accordance with Part 10, Emancipation;
             472          (g) the termination of the legal parent-child relationship in accordance with Part 4,
             473      Termination of Parental Rights Act, including termination of residual parental rights and
             474      duties;
             475          (h) the treatment or commitment of a mentally retarded minor;
             476          (i) a minor who is a habitual truant from school;
             477          (j) the judicial consent to the marriage of a child under age 16 upon a determination of
             478      voluntariness or where otherwise required by law, employment, or enlistment of a child when
             479      consent is required by law;
             480          (k) any parent or parents of a child committed to a secure youth corrections facility, to
             481      order, at the discretion of the court and on the recommendation of a secure facility, the parent
             482      or parents of a child committed to a secure facility for a custodial term, to undergo group
             483      rehabilitation therapy under the direction of a secure facility therapist, who has supervision of
             484      that parent's or parents' child, or any other therapist the court may direct, for a period directed
             485      by the court as recommended by a secure facility;
             486          (l) a minor under Title 55, Chapter 12, Interstate Compact for Juveniles;
             487          (m) the treatment or commitment of a mentally ill child. The court may commit a child
             488      to the physical custody of a local mental health authority in accordance with the procedures and
             489      requirements of Title 62A, Chapter 15, Part 7, Commitment of Persons Under Age 18 to
             490      Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. The court may not commit a child directly to
             491      the Utah State Hospital;
             492          (n) the commitment of a child in accordance with Section 62A-15-301 ;
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          S. [ (o) de novo review of final agency actions resulting from an informal adjudicative
             494      proceeding as provided in Section 63-46b-15 ; and
             495          (p) adoptions conducted in accordance with the procedures described in Title 78,
             496      Chapter 30, Adoption, when the juvenile court has previously entered an order terminating the
             497      rights of a parent and finds that adoption is in the best interest of the child.
             498          (2) In addition to the provisions of Subsection (1)(a) the juvenile court has exclusive
             499      jurisdiction over any traffic or boating offense committed by a person under 16 years of age
             500      and concurrent jurisdiction over all other traffic or boating offenses committed by a person 16
             501      years of age or older, except that the court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the following
             502      offenses committed by a child:
             503          (a) Section 76-5-207 , automobile homicide;
             504          (b) Section 41-6a-502 , operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or
             505      drugs;
             506          (c) Section 41-6a-528 , reckless driving or Section 73-18-12 , reckless operation;
             507          (d) Section 41-1a-1314 , unauthorized control over a motor vehicle, trailer, or
             508      semitrailer for an extended period of time; and
             509          (e) Section 41-6a-210 or 73-18-20 , fleeing a peace officer.
             510          (3) The court also has jurisdiction over traffic and boating offenses that are part of a
             511      single criminal episode filed in a petition that contains an offense over which the court has
             512      jurisdiction.
             513          (4) The juvenile court has jurisdiction over an ungovernable or runaway child who is
             514      referred to it by the Division of Child and Family Services or by public or private agencies that
             515      contract with the division to provide services to that child where, despite earnest and persistent
             516      efforts by the division or agency, the child has demonstrated that the child:
             517          (a) is beyond the control of the child's parent, guardian, lawful custodian, or school
             518      authorities to the extent that the child's behavior or condition endangers the child's own welfare
             519      or the welfare of others; or
             520          (b) has run away from home.
             521          (5) This section does not restrict the right of access to the juvenile court by private
             522      agencies or other persons.
             523          (6) The juvenile court has jurisdiction of all magistrate functions relative to cases
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     S. [ arising under Section 78-3a-602 .
             525          (7) The juvenile court has jurisdiction to make a finding of substantiated,
             526      unsubstantiated, [or] without merit, or false in accordance with Section 78-3a-320 .
]

             526a      Section 8. Section 78-3a-314 is amended to read:
             526b          78-3a-314. All proceedings -- Persons entitled to be present.
             526c          (1) A child who is the subject of a juvenile court hearing, any person entitled to notice
             526d      pursuant to Section 78-3a-306 or 78-3a-309, preadoptive parents, foster parents, and any
             526e      relative providing care for the child, are:
             526f          (a) entitled to notice of, and to be present at, each hearing and proceeding held under
             526g      this part, including administrative and citizen reviews; and
             526h          (b) have a right to be heard at each hearing and proceeding described in Subsection
             526i      (1)(a).
             526j          (2) A child shall be represented at each hearing by the guardian ad litem appointed to
             526k      the child's case by the court. The child has a right to be present at each hearing, subject to the
             526l      discretion of the guardian ad litem or the court regarding any possible detriment to the child.
             526m          (3) (a) The parent or guardian of a child who is the subject of a petition under this part
             526n      has the right to be represented by counsel, and to present evidence, at each hearing.
             526o          (b) When it appears to the court that a parent or guardian of the child desires counsel
             526p      but is financially unable to afford and cannot for that reason employ counsel, and the child has
             526q      been placed in out-of-home care, or the petitioner is recommending that the child be placed in
             526r      out-of-home care, the court shall appoint counsel.
             526s          (4) In every abuse, neglect, or dependency proceeding under this chapter, the court
             526t      shall order that the child be represented by a guardian ad litem, in accordance with Section
             526u      78-3a-912. The guardian ad litem shall represent the best interest of the child, in accordance
             526v      with the requirements of that section, at the shelter hearing and at all subsequent court and
             526w      administrative proceedings, including any proceeding for termination of parental rights in
             526x      accordance with Part 4, Termination of Parental Rights Act.
             526y          (5) [Notwithstanding] (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), and notwithstanding
             526z      any other provision of law[,]:
             526aa          (i) counsel for all parties to the action shall be given access to all records, maintained
             526ab      by the division or any other state or local public agency, that are relevant to the abuse, neglect,
             526ac      or dependency proceeding under this chapter[. If]; and
             526ad          (ii) if the natural parent of a child is representing himself, the natural parent shall have
             526ae      access to [those records. The above disclosures] the records described in Subsection (5)(a)(i).
             526af          (b) The disclosures described in Subsection (5)(a) are not required in the following
             526ag      circumstances:
             526ah          [(a) The] (i) Subject to Subsection (5)(c), the division or other state or local public
             526ai      agency did not originally create the record being requested[. In those circumstances, the
             526aj      person making the request under this section shall be informed of the following:
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     S.    [(i) the existence of all records in the possession of the division or any other state or
             526al      local public agency;]
             526am          [(ii) the name and address of the person or agency that originally created the record;
             526an      and]
             526ao          [(iii) that the person must seek access to the record from the person or agency that
             526ap      originally created the record.]
             526aq          [(b) Disclosure
] (ii) disclosure of the record would jeopardize the life or physical safety
             526ar      of a child who has been a victim of child abuse or neglect, or any person who provided
             526as      substitute care for the child[.];
             526at          [(c) Disclosure] (iii) disclosure of the record would jeopardize the anonymity of the
             526au      person or persons making the initial report of abuse or neglect or any others involved in the
             526av      subsequent investigation[.];
             526aw          [(d) Disclosure] (iv) disclosure of the record would jeopardize the life or physical
             526ax      safety of a person who has been a victim of domestic violence[.]; or
             526ay          (v) the record is a report maintained in the Management Information System, for
             526az      which a finding of unsubstantiated, unsupported, or without merit has been made.
             526ba          (c) If a disclosure is denied under Subsection (5)(b)(i), the division shall inform the
             526bb      person making the request of the following:
             526bc          (i) the existence of all records in the possession of the division or any other state or local
             526bd      public agency;
             526be          (ii) the name and address of the person or agency that originally created the record;
             526bf      and
             526bg          (iii) that the person must seek access to the record from the person or agency that
             526bh      originally created the record.

             526bi          (6) (a) The appropriate foster care citizen review board shall be given access to all
             526bj      records, maintained by the division or any other state or local public agency, that are relevant
             526bk      to an abuse, neglect, or dependency proceeding under this chapter.
             526bl          (b) Representatives of the appropriate foster care citizen review board are entitled to
             526bm      be present at each hearing held under this part, but notice is not required to be provided. .S
             527           S. [ Section 8. Section 78-3a-320 is amended to read:
             528          78-3a-320. Additional finding at adjudication hearing -- Petition -- Court records.
             529          (1) Upon the filing with the court of a petition under Section 78-3a-305 by the Division
             530      of Child and Family Services or any interested person informing the court, among other things,
             531      that the division has made a supported finding that a person committed a severe type of child
             532      abuse or neglect as defined in Section 62A-4a-1002 , the court shall:
             533          (a) make a finding of substantiated, unsubstantiated, or without merit;
             534          (b) include the finding described in Subsection (1)(a) in a written order; and
             535          (c) deliver a certified copy of the order described in Subsection (1)(b) to the division.
             536          (2) [The] A judicial finding under [Subsection] Subsections (1), (3), and (4) shall be
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          S. [ (a) as part of the adjudication hearing;
             539          (b) at the conclusion of the adjudication hearing; or
             540          (c) as part of a court order entered pursuant to a written stipulation of the parties.
             541          (3) (a) Any person described in Subsection 62A-4a-1010 (1) may at any time file with
             542      the court a petition for removal of the person's name from the Licensing Information System.
             543          (b) At the conclusion of the hearing on the petition, the court shall:
             544          (i) make a finding of substantiated, unsubstantiated, or without merit;
             545          (ii) include the finding described in Subsection (1)(a) in a written order; and
             546          (iii) deliver a certified copy of the order described in Subsection (1)(b) to the division.
             547          (4) (a) If the court makes a finding of without merit under Subsection (1) or (3)(b), the
             548      court shall:
             549          (i) make an additional finding regarding whether the report is false; and
             550          (ii) include the finding described in Subsection (4)(a)(i) in the orders described in
             551      Subsections (1)(b) and (3)(b)(ii).
             552          (b) The finding described in Subsection (4)(a)(i) shall be made solely for the purpose
             553      of determining, under Subsection 62A-4a-1003 (3), whether the report upon which the finding
             554      is based, or any reference to the report, will be included in the Management Information
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     S. [ System.
             556          [(4)] (5) A proceeding for adjudication of a supported finding under this section of a
             557      type of abuse or neglect that does not constitute a severe type of child abuse or neglect may be
             558      joined in the juvenile court with an adjudication of a severe type of child abuse or neglect.
             559          [(5)] (6) If a person whose name appears on the Licensing Information system prior to
             560      May 6, 2002 files a petition during the time that an alleged perpetrator's application for
             561      clearance to work with children or vulnerable adults is pending, the court shall hear the matter
             562      and enter a final decision no later than 60 days after the filing of the petition.
             563          [(6)] (7) For the purposes of licensing under Sections 26-21-9.5 , 26-39-105.5 ,
             564      62A-1-118 , and for the purposes described in Section 62A-2-121 :
             565          (a) the court shall make available records of its findings under Subsections (1) and (2)
             566      for licensing purposes, only to those with statutory authority to access also the Licensing
             567      Information System created under Section 62A-4a-1006 ; and
             568          (b) any appellate court shall make available court records of appeals from juvenile
             569      court decisions under Subsections (1)[, (2), (3), and (4)] through (5) for licensing purposes,
             570      only to those with statutory authority to access also the Licensing Information System.
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