SB2 Alabama 2016 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Paul BussmanRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2016
- Title
- Human Resources Department, children, legal custody, kinship guardianship, dept. not required to consider out-of-state relative if no contact within six months, Sec. 12-15-314 am'd.
- Description
Under existing law, after a child has been placed in the legal custody of the Department of Human Resources, the department may request the court to appoint a kinship guardian to care for the child.
This bill would specify that the department would not be required to consider a relative of the child who resides outside of this state for appointment if the relative has not notified the department within six months after the child has been placed in the legal custody of the department that the person desires to be considered for appointment as a kinship guardian.
- Subjects
- Human Resources Department
Bill Actions
Indefinitely Postponed
Glover motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote
Health and Human Services first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Carried Over
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services
Bill Text
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature