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        February 21, 2014

Madam Speaker:

    The Health and Human Services Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 346, FOSTER CHILDREN AMENDMENTS, by Representative Johnny Anderson, with the following amendments and recommends it be placed on the Consent Calendar.

1.    Page 1, Lines 10 through 19 :    

             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    defines terms;
             13          .    requires the

{   division   }        Division of Child and Family Services (the division)       to make efforts to normalize the life of a child in the division's

             14      custody and to empower a caregiver to approve or disapprove a child's participation
             15      in activities based on the caregiver's own assessment using a reasonable and prudent
             16      parent standard, without prior approval of the division;
             17          .    requires the division to verify that private agencies providing out-of-home
             18      placement
  under contract with the division       promote and protect the ability of a child to participate in age-appropriate

             19      activities; and

2.    Page 3, Lines 75 through 79 :    

             75      proposed activity.
             76          (c) The division shall verify that private agencies providing out-of-home placement
  under contract with the division       :

             77          (i) promote and protect the ability of a child to participate in age-appropriate

activities;
             78      and
             79          (ii) implement policies consistent with this section.

3.    Page 3, Lines 84 through 87 :    

             84      statute.
             85          (2) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             86      division shall adopt rules establishing the procedures for verifying that private agencies

  providing out-of-home placement under contract with the division       comply

             87      with and promote this part.

    Respectfully,

    Paul Ray
    Committee Chair

Voting: 7-0-2
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