Representative Wayne A. Harper
proposes the following amendments: 1. Page
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:
42
{
None
}
This bill provides an immediate effective date.
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55
78-30-3.6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 152 and 196
ENACTS:
78-3a-307.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
3. Page
4, Lines 112 through 113
:
112
(A) a noncustodial parent under Section
62A-4a-209
{
or
}
,
78-3a-307
, or 78-3a-307.5
; or
113
(B) a relative,
other than a noncustodial parent,
under Section
62A-4a-209
{
or
}
,
78-3a-307
, or 78-3a-307.5
, pending completion of the
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26, Line 790 through Page 27, Line 805
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[(ii) The] (11) (a) In making the finding described in Subsection (10)(a), the court
791
shall, at a minimum, order the division to [conduct criminal background checks described in
792
Sections
78-3a-307.1
and
62A-4a-202.4
,]:
793
(i) if the child may be placed with a relative
{
:
794
(A)
}
of the child,
conduct a background check
{
of the noncustodial parent or relative
}
that includes:
795
{
(I)
}
(A)
completion of a nonfingerprint-based, Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification
796
background check
of the relative
;
{
and
}
797
{
(II)
}
(B)
a completed search
, relating to the relative,
of the Management Information
System described in Section
798
62A-4a-1003
; and
799
{
(B) conduct
}
(C)
a background check that complies with the criminal background check
800
provisions described in Section
78-3a-307.1
, of each adult nonrelative, as defined in
801
Subsection
62A-4a-209
(1)(a), of the child who resides in the household where the child may be
802
placed;
803
(ii) if the child will be placed with a noncustodial parent of the child, complete
{
the
804
same
}
a background check that includes:
(A) the
background check requirements applicable to an emergency placement with a
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noncustodial parent
{
, as
}
that are
described in
{
Section
}
Subsections
62A-4a-209
(5)
and (7)
;
(B) a completed search, relating to the noncustodial parent of the child, of the
Management Information System described in Section 62A-4a-1003; and
(C) a background check that complies with the criminal background check provisions
described in Section 78-3a-307.1, of each adult nonrelative, as defined in Subsection 62A-4a-209(1)(a), of
the child who resides in the household where the child may be placed;
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(B) within
{
one day
}
three days
, excluding weekends and holidays,
{
of
}
after
taking the child into physical
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Subsection (4),
upon request by
the division or the Office of the Guardian ad Litem Director, or upon the
court's
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971
parent or relative under Section
62A-4a-209
{
or
}
,
78-3a-307
, or 78-3a-307.5
, unless the court
finds that
8. Page
32, Lines 976 through 978
:
976
(i) a noncustodial parent, under Section
62A-4a-209
{
or
}
,
78-3a-307
, or 78-3a-307.5
; or
977
(ii) a relative, under Section
62A-4a-209
{
or
}
,
78-3a-307
, or 78-3a-307.5
, pending
completion of the
978
background check described in Subsection (3).
Section 9. Section 78-3a-307.5 is enacted to read:
78-3a-307.5 Post-shelter hearing placement of a child who is in division custody.
(1) If the court awards custody of a child to the division under Section 78-3a-307, or as otherwise
permitted by law, the division shall determine ongoing placement of the child.
(2) In placing a child under Subsection (1), the division:
(a) except as provided in Subsections (2)(b) and (d), shall comply with the applicable background
check provisions described in Section 78-3a-307;
(b) is not required to receive approval from the court prior to making the placement;
(c) shall, within three days, excluding weekends and holidays, after making the placement, give
written notice to the court, and all parties to the proceedings, that the placement has been made; and
(d) may place the child with a noncustodial parent or relative of the child, using the same criteria
established for an emergency placement under Section 62A-4a-209, pending the results of:
(i) the background check described in Subsection 78-3a-307(16)(a); and
(ii) evaluation with the noncustodial parent or relative to determine the noncustodial parent's or
relative's capacity to provide ongoing care to the child.
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36, Lines 1108 through 1109
:
1108
(i) a noncustodial parent, under Section
62A-4a-209
{
or
}
,
78-3a-307
, or 78-3a-307.5
; or
1109
(ii) a relative, under Section
62A-4a-209
{
or
}
,
78-3a-307
, or 78-3a-307.5
, pending
completion of the
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Subsections
78-30-3.5
(8)(a) through (d).
Section 12. Effective Date.
If approved by two-thirds of all members elected to each house, this bill takes effect upon
approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah Constitution Article
VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.
Renumber remaining sections accordingly.
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