H.B. 232
         ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND DIVISION DEFINITIONS

House Committee Amendments

Amendment 1 February 9, 2012 8:38 AM



Representative Christine F. Watkins proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 8 through 15 :    

             8      General Description:
             9          This bill
{   modifies the definition of neglect and   } eliminates a responsibility of the

             10      Division of Child and Family Services.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          
{   .    adds willful, wanton, and reckless negligence to the definition of neglect; and   }

             14          .    eliminates the division's responsibility to conduct court-ordered home evaluations in
             15      custody proceedings.

2.    Page 7, Lines 191 through 194 :    

             191          (25) (a) "Neglect" means action or inaction
{   that is willful, wanton, or reckless

             192      negligence,  
}
causing:
             193          (i) abandonment of a child, except as provided in Title 62A, Chapter 4a, Part 8, Safe
             194      Relinquishment of a Newborn Child;


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