2012 Senate Bill 1005 ↩

Senate Roll Call 141: Passed

To give courts the power to terminate a parent's parental rights to a child if the person has committed an offense that requires their registration on the state's online sex offender registry. The bill would also add some specific child sexual abuse offenses to the grounds for terminating parental rights, and require a guardian ad litem appointed by a court to represent the best interests of a child to have taken child development training.