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GA SB365
Bill
Status
Passed
4/13/2014
Primary Sponsor
Jesse Stone
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AI Summary
- Requires juvenile courts to make additional findings during disposition hearings, including whether a child's continuation at home is contrary to their welfare and whether reasonable efforts were made to prevent removal from the home
- Establishes permanency planning requirements for children committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and placed in nonsecure residential facilities, with court review hearings required every 12 months and periodic DJJ administrative reviews every 6 months
- Authorizes the Board of Corrections to create a Program and Treatment Completion Certificate for offenders who complete reentry programs (excluding those convicted of serious violent felonies), and establishes a rebuttable presumption of due care for employers, landlords, and others who hire or engage with certificate holders
- Expands judicial authority to restore or issue limited driving permits for defendants whose licenses were suspended for drug offenses not directly related to motor vehicle operation, applicable to judges in any court (not just drug or mental health courts)
- Transfers coordination and supervision of the Georgia Child Fatality Review Panel from the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children to the director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and expands transparency requirements for child abuse and fatality records (cited as the "Journey Ann Cowart Act")
Legislative Description
Fair Business Practices Act; enact offender reentry reforms as recommended by the Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2014
Full Bill Text
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