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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HB 2191 Social services, local departments of; investigations and family assessments, etc.

Introduced by: James A. "Jay" Leftwich | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Local departments of social services; investigations and family assessments; disclosure of child's location. Requires local departments of social services, when conducting investigations or family assessments, to disclose to the child's parent or guardian, upon request, the location of the child, provided that (i) the investigation or family assessment has not been completed and a report has not been transmitted; (ii) the parent or guardian requesting disclosure of the child's location has not been the subject of a founded report of child abuse or neglect; (iii) the parent or guardian requesting disclosure of the child's location has legal custody of the child and provides to the local department of social services any records or other information necessary to verify such custody; (iv) the local department is not aware of any court order, and has confirmed with the child's other parent or guardian or other person responsible for the care of the child that no court order has been issued, that prohibits or limits contact by the parent or guardian requesting disclosure of the child's location with the child, the child's other parent or guardian or other person responsible for the care of the child, or any member of the household in which the child is located; and (v) disclosure of the child's location to the parent or guardian will not compromise the safety of the child, the child's other parent or guardian, or any other person responsible for the care of the child.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Local department of social services; location of child in local department's custody. Provides that a local department of social services shall, upon request of the legal guardian or custodian of a child, disclose to such legal guardian or custodian the location of the child when the child is in the custody of another legal guardian or custodian, unless the local department finds that such disclosure would compromise the safety of the child or the legal guardian or custodian.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Local department of social services; location of child in local department's custody. Provides that the local department of social services shall disclose to the parents of a child in the local department's custody the location of the child, unless the local department finds that such disclosure is not in the best interests of the child.