H.B. 36
         CHILD WELFARE AMENDMENTS

house floor Amendments

Amendment 1 January 21, 2008 1:13 pm



Representative Wayne A. Harper proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Line 42 :    

             42          
{   None   }        This bill provides an immediate effective date.      


2.    Page 2, Line 55 :    

             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 108 through 114 :    

             108          (h) The requirements under Subsections (1)(f) and (g) do not apply to the extent that:
             109          (i) federal law or rule permits otherwise; or
             110          (ii) the requirements would prohibit the Division of Child and Family Services or a
             111      court from placing a child with:
             112          (A) a noncustodial parent under Section 62A-4a-209
{   or   }        ,       78-3a-307        , or Section 78-3a- 307.5       ; or

             113          (B) a relative
  , other than a noncustodial parent       , under Section 62A-4a-209      {   or   }        ,       78-3a-307        , or Section 78-3a-307.5       , pending completion of the

             114      background check described in Subsections (1)(f) and (g).

4.    Page 26, Line 799 through Page 27, Line 805 :    

             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

             805      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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             876          (A) take the child into physical custody; and
             877          (B) within
{   one day   }        three days       , excluding weekends and holidays,      {   of   }        after       taking the child into physical

             878      custody under Subsection (16)(a)(ii)(A), give written notice to the court, and all parties to the
             879      proceedings, of the division's action.

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             938          (b) [Upon request by the Division of Child and Family Services] Except as provided in
             939      Subsection (4),
  upon request by       the division or the Office of the Guardian ad Litem Director, or upon the court's

             940      order, persons subject to the requirements of Subsection (1) shall submit fingerprints and shall
             941      be subject to an FBI fingerprint background check. The child may be temporarily placed,

7.    Page 32, Lines 970 through 978 :    

             970          (4) Subsections (2)(a) and (b) do not apply to a child who is placed with a noncustodial
             971      parent or relative under Section 62A-4a-209
{   or   }        ,       78-3a-307        , or 78-3a-307.5       , unless the court finds that

             972      compliance with Subsection (2)(a) or (b) is necessary to ensure the safety of the child.
             973          (5) The requirements under Subsection (3) do not apply to the extent that:
             974          (a) federal law or rule permits otherwise; or
             975          (b) the requirements would prohibit the division or a court from placing a child with:
             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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             1105          (9) The requirements under Subsection (8) do not apply to the extent that:
             1106          (a) federal law or rule permits otherwise; or
             1107          (b) the requirements would prohibit the division or a court from placing a child with:
             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

             1110      background check described in Subsection (8).

9.    Page 38, Line 1151 :    

             1151      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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