Bill No.:                     SF0146                                   Drafter:  LNS

LSO No.:                   13LSO-0359                         Effective Date:  7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:    SEA0072

Chapter No.:            CH0145

Prime Sponsor:       Senator Esquibel, F.

Catch Title:              Termination of parental rights.

Subject:                     Reunification of child with family in child protection proceedings.

Summary/Major Elements:

· In general, when a child is removed from a home in a child protection proceeding, attempts must be made to reunify the child with his family.

· This act expands the exceptions to this general rule.

· Under this act, the State of Wyoming, through the Department of Family Services, is not required to attempt reunification efforts when the parent:

§ Has been convicted of specified sexual crimes involving the child or another child of the parent;

§ Is required to register as a sex offender because the parent committed an offense involving the child or another child of the parent.