SB1 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Bussman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Innocence Inquiry Commission, creation within Administrative Office of Courts, duties, review of by felony conviction upon presentation of verifiable evidence of innocence not previously presented, referral to court of original jurisdiction for review

Description

Under existing law, before initiating a proceeding in the juvenile court to terminate the parental rights of the parent or parents of a child who has been placed in foster care or in the custody of the Department of Human Resources, the court is generally required to make a finding that the department has made reasonable efforts to preserve the family and reunify the child with the family before the court may order that the parental rights are involuntarily terminated. Existing law also provides certain conditions when the court is not required to make this finding.

This bill would also eliminate the duty of the Department of Human Resources to make such reasonable efforts to preserve the family if the parent has allowed the child to be in the presence of a methamphetamine laboratory or a location where illegal drugs are stored, kept, packaged, diluted, or manufactured.

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Subjects

Innocence Inquiry Commission