2017 Senate Bill 419 ↩

House Roll Call 86: Passed

To revise details of considerations used in deciding whether a child placed in foster care should be released to the custody of his or her parents. Among other things, the package comprised of Senate Bills 419 to 421 would revise the statutory definition of "neglect" so that it aligns with some recent court rulings, including one that potentially excludes a neglect finding that is related to a parent's lack of financial resources, and whether the parent was offered but did not take social welfare benefits.