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AL SB34
Bill
Status
4/25/2019
Primary Sponsor
Clyde Chambliss
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AI Summary
SB34 Summary - Jessi's Law
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Amends Sections 12-15-312 and 12-15-319 of the Alabama Code to waive the requirement for reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify families when a parent has been convicted of rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, or incest against the child.
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Requires juvenile courts to find that a parent is unable to properly care for a child and to discharge parental responsibilities when the parent has been convicted of rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, or incest against the child, and mandates termination of parental rights in such cases.
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Adds conviction for rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, or incest as a specific ground for denying reasonable efforts to prevent removal or reunification without requiring proof of those efforts.
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Became effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
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Passed the Alabama Senate on April 25, 2019, with 32 yeas and 0 nays.
Legislative Description
Parental rights, provide that a conviction of a parent for rape or incest is a ground for termination of parental rights if the rape or incest resulted in the conception of the child, Secs. 12-15-312, 12-15-319 am'd.
Parental Rights
Last Action
Pending third reading on day 18 Favorable from Children and Senior Advocacy
5/8/2019