Termination of parental rights.

AN ACT relating to children; expanding grounds for termination of parental rights; and providing for an effective date.

Children

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Esquibel, Floyd
Last action: 2013-03-14
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2013

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Amendments

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SF0146HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected Standing Committee by H01

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SF0146SS001

Standing Committee • ESQUIBEL,F

Adopted

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Bill History

2013-03-14 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2013-03-13 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0072
2013-03-13 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0072
2013-02-26 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0072
2013-02-26 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0072
2013-02-25 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0072
2013-02-25 Senate
S Did Concur
2013-02-22 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2013-02-22 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-21 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-20 House
H Passed CoW
2013-02-20 House
H Amendments Adopted
2013-02-20 House
Amendment Adopted
2013-02-12 House
H Placed on General File
2013-02-12 House
H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2013-02-06 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2013-02-05 House
H Received for Introduction
2013-02-04 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-01 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2013-01-31 Senate
S Passed CoW
2013-01-31 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2013-01-31 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2013-01-31 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-01-31 Senate
S06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2013-01-25 Senate
S Rereferred to S06
2013-01-21 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2013-01-21 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2013-01-18 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
SF0146
Drafter:

LNS

LSO No.:
13LSO-0359
Effective Date:

7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0072

Chapter No.:
CH0145

Prime Sponsor:
Senator Esquibel, F.

Catch Title:
Termination of parental rights.

Subject:
Reunification
of child with family in child protection proceedings.

Summary/Major
Elements:

In general, when a child is removed from a home in a child
protection proceeding, attempts must be made to reunify the child with his
family.

This act expands the exceptions to this general rule.

Under this act, the State of Wyoming, through the
Department of Family Services, is not required to attempt reunification efforts
when the parent:

Has been convicted of specified sexual crimes involving the child or
another child of the parent;

Is required to register as a sex offender because the parent committed
an offense involving the child or another child of the parent.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0146

ENROLLED ACT NO. 72, SENATE

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
children;
modifying provisions relating to family reunification as specified;
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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2
‑
309(c)(intro)
, (ii)
,
by creating new paragraphs
(iii) and (iv) and by renumbering (iii) as (v)

is
amended to read:

14
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2
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309.

Grounds for termination of parent-child relationship; clear and convincing evidence.

(c)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, evidence that reasonable efforts have been made to preserve and reunify the family is not required in any case in which the court determines
any one (1) or more of the following
by clear and convincing evidence
:

that:

(ii)

The parent abandoned, chronically abused
, tortured
or sexually abused the child;

or

(iii)

T
he parent has been convicted of committing one (1) or more of the following crimes against the child or another child of that parent:

(A)

Sexual assault under W.S. 6
‑
2
‑
302 through 6
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2
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304;

(B)

Sexual battery under W.S. 6
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2
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313;

(C)

Sexual abuse of a minor under
W.S.
6
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2
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314 through 6
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2
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317.

(
i
v)

The parent is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to W.S. 7
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19
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302 if the offense involved the child or another child of that parent. This shall not apply if the parent is only required to register for conviction under W.S. 6
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2
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201
;

(iii)
(v
)

Other aggravating circumstances exist indicating that there is little likelihood that services to the family will result in successful reunification.

Section 2.

Th
is act is effective July 1, 2013.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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