The Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard HB 1036 on children in need of services sponsored by Sen. Rogers and Sen. Pol and authored by Rep. Garcia Wilburn. The bill requires the department of child services (DCS) to have in-person contact with an alleged victim of child abuse or neglect: (1) before concluding an assessment; and (2) before dismissing or terminating a … [Read more...] about Children in need of services
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The Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard HB 1257 on child services matters sponsored by Sen. Donato and Sen. Johnson and authored by Rep. McGuire. The bill: The Committee amended the bill by consent to incorporate HB 1264 on child fatality information into the bill which: Champions for Children Indiana and several members of the public testified in support … [Read more...] about Child services matters
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The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1036 on children in need of services authored by Rep. Garcia Wilburn. The bill requires the department of child services (department) to have in-person contact with an alleged victim of child abuse or neglect: (1) before concluding an assessment; and (2) before dismissing or terminating a pending child in need of services case with the juvenile … [Read more...] about Children in need of services
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The House Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs heard HB 1340 authored by Rep. DeVon on the Department of Child Services. This is the DCS agency bill, which does the following: The Department of Child Services testified to explain the bill and answer questions. The bill passed 12-0. Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1340 … [Read more...] about Department of Child Services
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The House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee heard SB 1 on the Department of Child Services (DCS), sponsored by Rep. Mahan. The bill makes various changes: Indicates a court shall determine that consent to adoption is not required from the parent if the parent is convicted of certain crimes, which would also include crimes in another state that are substantially similar t … [Read more...] about Department of Child Services