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AL HB131
Bill
Status
2/9/2016
Primary Sponsor
Jim Hill
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AI Summary
HB131 Bill Summary
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Allows kinship guardianship agreements to name a successor guardian who can assume care of the child if the original kinship guardian dies or becomes incapacitated.
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Defines "age or developmentally appropriate" activities and establishes a "reasonable and prudent parent standard" for foster care caregivers to authorize children's participation in age-appropriate activities with immunity from liability for decisions made under this standard.
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Lowers the age threshold from 16 to 14 years old for juvenile courts to consider services needed to help children transition from foster care to independent living.
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Adds "successor guardian" as a defined term throughout the kinship guardianship subsidy program statutes, allowing successor guardians to receive subsidies and maintain child eligibility for support when assuming guardianship.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and Governor approval.
Legislative Description
Children, foster care and guardianship, kinship guardian agreements, many of successor guardians, age appropriate activities, adoption of prudent parent standard, limitation of liability, age for court to consider independent living lowered, Secs.12-15-301, 12-15-314, 12-15-315, 38-12-32, 38-12-35, 38-12-36, 38-12-37, 38-12-38, 38-12-40 am'd.
Children
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
4/28/2016