H.E.A. 1342, P.L. 249 Effective: July 1, 2017 Removes a rebuttable presumption that a child is a child in need of services if a child is born with: (1) fetal alcohol syndrome; (2) neonatal abstinence syndrome; or (3) any amount of a controlled substance or legend drug in the child's body; and there is evidence that a child's mother used a controlled substance or legend drug during … [Read more...] about Child in need of services
Domestic violence fatality review committee
H.E.A. 1516, P.L. 258 Effective: July 1, 2017 Removes the limit on the authority of a local domestic violence review team (local review team) to the review of fatalities when the person who commits domestic violence resulting in death is charged with a criminal offense that results in a final judgment or is deceased. Specifies that local review teams may review near fatalities. … [Read more...] about Domestic violence fatality review committee
Abortion, child abuse, and human trafficking
S.E.A. 404, P.L. 173 Effective: July 1, 2017 Defines "parent or legal guardian or custodian". Prohibits the state or an agency of the state from consenting to the abortion of a pregnant minor unless the life or health of the pregnant minor is endangered. Specifies that before performing an abortion on an unemancipated pregnant minor, a physician must first obtain from a parent, … [Read more...] about Abortion, child abuse, and human trafficking
Child services
S.E.A. 447, P.L. 183 Effective: July 1, 2017 Requires child abuse and neglect training for school employees. Allows the Department of Child Services (department) to share costs incurred in maintaining the new hire directory in accordance with federal law with the Department of Workforce Development. Adds a definition of "concurrent planning". Adds a definition of "nonwaivable … [Read more...] about Child services
Juvenile justice
H.E.A. 1218, P.L. 86 Effective: July 1, 2017 Adds additional members to a community corrections advisory board. Allows an application for a state grant for a community corrections program for juveniles to be made to the Department of Correction division of youth services. Provides that a child who was: (1) the victim of human trafficking; and (2) adjudicated a delinquent child … [Read more...] about Juvenile justice