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HB0043 • 2014

Children in need of supervision-age.

AN ACT relating to children in need of supervision; increasing the age limit for purposes of children in need of supervision provisions; amending applicability of court orders; amending a definition; 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 Gingery
Last action
2014-03-11
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/10/2014

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0043SS001

Standing Committee • SCHIFFER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SCHIFFER

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Bill History

  1. 2014-03-11 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2014-03-10 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0034

  3. 2014-03-04 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0034

  4. 2014-03-03 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0034

  5. 2014-03-03 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0034

  6. 2014-03-03 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2014-02-28 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2014-02-28 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  9. 2014-02-27 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  10. 2014-02-26 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  11. 2014-02-26 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  12. 2014-02-26 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  13. 2014-02-24 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2014-02-24 Senate

    S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  15. 2014-02-21 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01

  16. 2014-02-20 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  17. 2014-02-20 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2014-02-19 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  19. 2014-02-18 House

    H Passed CoW

  20. 2014-02-13 House

    H Placed on General File

  21. 2014-02-13 House

    H01 Recommended Do Pass

  22. 2014-02-11 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  23. 2014-02-10 House

    H Received for Introduction

  24. 2014-01-13 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0043
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
14LSO-0147
Effective Date:

Immediate

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0034

Chapter No.:
CH0063

Prime Sponsor:
Representative Gingery

Catch Title:
Children in need of supervision-age.

Subject:
CHINS applicability.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Under current law, a juvenile court has jurisdiction to:

Determine questions concerning the right to legal
custody of a minor in need of supervision;

Order any party to the proceedings to perform any acts,
duties and responsibilities the court deems necessary;

Order any party to the proceedings to refrain from any
act or conduct the court deems detrimental to the best interest and welfare of
the minor or essential to the enforcement of any lawful order of disposition
made by the court.

Under current law, the juvenile court may exercise
jurisdiction over children in need of supervision until the child has reached
the age of seventeen.

This bill extends that jurisdiction until a child has
reached the age of eighteen.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0043

ENROLLED ACT NO. 34, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2014 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
children in need of supervision;
increasing the age limit for purposes of children in need of supervision provisions;
amending applicability of court orders; amending a definition;
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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6
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402(a)(iv) and 14
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6
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431(b) are amended to read:

14
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6
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402.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this act:

(iv)

"Child in need of supervision" means any child who has not reached his
seventeenth

eighteenth
birthday who is habitually truant or has run away from home or habitually disobeys reasonable and lawful demands of his parents, guardian, custodian or other proper authority or is ungovernable and beyond control. "Child in need of supervision" includes any child who has not reached his
seventeenth

eighteenth
birthday who has committed a status offense;

14
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6
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431.

D
uration of orders of disposition; termination of orders.

(b)

Unless sooner terminated by court order, all orders issued under this act shall terminate with respect to a child adjudicated in need of supervision when he reaches
seventeen (17)

eighteen (18)
years of age. If the child is still in the custody of the department upon attaining the age of
seventeen (17)

eighteen (18)
years, services may be provided on a case by case basis.
Section 2
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(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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