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AR HB1677
Bill
Status
Failed
4/22/2015
Primary Sponsor
David Meeks
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AI Summary
- Expands the definition of "fictive kin" across Arkansas Code sections 9-27-303, 9-28-108, and 9-28-402 to include persons with strong positive emotional ties to a child's parent when the child is an infant
- Defines fictive kin as persons not related by blood or marriage selected by the Division of Children and Family Services who have a strong, positive emotional tie or role either in the child's life or in the child's parent's life if the child is an infant
- Adds definition of "relative" as a person within the fifth degree of consanguinity or kinship by virtue of blood or adoption
- Allows placement of infants with fictive kin in provisional foster homes after the Division determines placement is in the child's best interest and conducts health, safety, and criminal background checks
- Applies consistent fictive kin definitions across juvenile code, juvenile placement, and child welfare agency licensing provisions
Legislative Description
To Expand The Definition Of "fictive Kin" To Include Fictive Kin For Infants.
Last Action
Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
4/22/2015
Committee Referrals
Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs3/5/2015
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