H.B. No. 0128

Central registry of child protection cases.

 

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Mercer, Buchanan, Cohee and      Shepperson and Senator(s)  Fecht and Ross

 

AN ACT relating to the central registry of child protection cases; amending definitions; specifying requirements for "substantiated" cases of child abuse or neglect; eliminating "under investigation" cases from the central registry; repealing conflicting provisions; requiring removal of pending cases "under investigation" from the central registry as specified; and providing for an effective date.

 

2/11/2008   Bill Number Assigned

2/12/2008   H Received for Introduction

2/13/2008   H Introduced and Referred to H01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 60    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/19/2008   H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Buchanan, Dockstader, Mercer, Olsen, Shepperson and Throne

Nays:  Representative(s) Gingery

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/19/2008   H Placed on General File

 

HB0128HS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 24          After "advice" insert "on the right to counsel and".  BUCHANAN, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0128HW001/FAILED

Page 2-line 15          After "occurred" insert ".  The decision of the office of administrative hearings shall be a final agency decision, subject to judicial review as provided in W.S. 16-3-114".

Page 3-line 8           Strike "is able" insert "determines".

Page 3-line 9           After "investigation" insert "sufficient evidence exists"; strike "case" insert "finding".

Page 3-line 11          After "of" insert "the opportunity to admit to the abuse or neglect as provided in W.S. 14-2-202(a)(xi)(C) and of"; strike "request" insert "appear alone or with counsel at"; delete "for".

Page 3-line 12          Delete "final determination" insert "on the suspected case of abuse or neglect".  MERCER

 

2/21/2008   H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Brechtel, Buchanan, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Hallinan, Jaggi, Madden, McOmie, Mercer, Miller, Olsen, Semlek, Shepperson, Teeters, Wallis and White

Nays:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Berger, Blake, Brown, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Martin, Meyer, Millin, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Thompson, Throne, Warren, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Iekel

Ayes 19    Nays 40    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0