HB0289 • 2009

Child protection hearings.

AN ACT relating to child protection cases; providing that a decision by the office of administrative hearings is the final agency decision in child protection cases; and providing for an effective date.

Children

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Mercer
Last action: 2009-03-03
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2009

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Amendments

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HB0289S3001

3rd reading • ROSS

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by ROSS

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HB0289S3002

3rd reading • PERKINS

Adopted

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HB0289SS001

Standing Committee • ROSS

Adopted

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Bill History

2009-03-03 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 127
2009-03-03 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0074
2009-02-27 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0074
2009-02-27 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0074
2009-02-26 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0074
2009-02-26 House
H Did Concur
2009-02-25 House
H Received for Concurrence
2009-02-25 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2009-02-25 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2009-02-24 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-23 Senate
S Passed CoW
2009-02-23 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2009-02-23 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2009-02-18 Senate
S Placed on General File
2009-02-18 Senate
S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2009-02-11 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2009-02-11 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2009-02-11 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2009-02-10 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-09 House
H Passed CoW
2009-02-06 House
H Placed on General File
2009-02-06 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2009-01-30 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2009-01-29 House
H Received for Introduction
2009-01-28 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0289
Drafter:

JHR

LSO No.:
09LSO-0446
Effective Date:

7/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0074

Chapter No.:
127

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Mercer

Catch Title:
Child
protection hearings.

Subject:
Amends process for administrative hearings in
child protection cases as specified.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, the
Department of Family Services (DFS) notifies a person suspected of causing
child abuse or neglect of the person's right to request a hearing under the
Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act (WAPA). If an administrative hearing
occurs under WAPA, the Office of Administrative Hearings conducts the contested
case but the DFS Director makes the final decision in the contested case.

This bill:

o

Requires DFS to notify the
person suspected of causing the child abuse or neglect by first class mail at
his last known address of his right to appeal a determination by DFS;

o

Specifies that the person so
accused may contest the DFS determination that abuse or neglect occurred and
that the Office of Administrative Hearings will make the final administrative
decision in the matter;

o

Authorizes DFS to appeal an
adverse decision of the Office of Administrative Hearings.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0289

ENROLLED ACT NO. 74, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
child protection
cases
;
providing
for
a decision by the office of administrative hearings in child protection cases;

providing that a local child protective agency may appeal a decision by the office of administrative hearings;

and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S.
14
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3
‑
204(a)(v)
and by creating a new subsection (b)
is
amended to read:

14
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3
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204.

Duties of local child protective agency.

(a)

The local child protective agency shall:

(v)

If the child protective agency is able through investigation to substantiate a case of abuse or neglect, it shall notify the person suspected of causing the abuse or neglect
by first class mail to his last known address

of his right to request a hearing
on the agency's determination
for
a
final determination before the office of
administrative

hearings

pursuant
to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act;

(b)

The local child protective agency may appeal an adverse determination of the office of administrative hearings.

Section
2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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