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HB0155 • 2024

Newborn safety device funding for safe haven providers.

AN ACT relating to safety for a newborn child; providing grants for safe haven providers to purchase newborn safety devices as specified; providing a definition; requiring rulemaking; providing an appropriation; and providing for effective dates.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Rodriguez-Williams
Last action
2024-02-16
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2024

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Funding for Newborn Safety Devices

This act provides grants for safe haven providers to purchase devices that allow newborns to be safely placed and alert staff when a baby is left there.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a grant program for safe haven providers to buy special safety devices where newborns can be dropped off safely.
  • Requires the Department of Family Services to make rules about how these grants work.
  • Gives $300,000 from the general fund to pay for the grants and some administrative costs.
  • Limits when applications can be made and when grants will no longer be given.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Safe haven providers who can apply for grants to buy safety devices.
  • Newborns who are placed in these safety devices at safe havens.

Terms To Know

safe haven provider
A place where a person can leave an unwanted newborn baby safely and legally without fear of prosecution.
newborn safety device
A special machine at safe havens that alerts staff when a baby is placed in it, ensuring the baby's safety.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The grant program will end on June 30, 2025.
  • It’s not clear how many providers will apply or receive grants.

Bill History

  1. 2024-02-16 House

    H Did not Consider for Introduction

  2. 2024-02-12 House

    H Received for Introduction

  3. 2024-02-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
24LSO-0549
2024
STATE OF WYOMING
24LSO-0549
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0155

Newborn safety device funding for safe haven providers.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Rodriguez-Williams, Angelos, Bear, Penn and Washut and Senator(s) Brennan and Steinmetz

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to safety for a newborn child; providing grants for safe haven providers to purchase newborn safety devices as specified; providing a definition; requiring rulemaking; providing an appropriation; and providing for effective dates.

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

Section 1
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(a)

For purposes of this act, "newborn safety device" means a device installed at a safe haven provider, as defined by W.S. 14-11-102(a)(vii), where a newborn child can be safely placed and that alerts the personnel of the safe haven provider that a newborn child has been placed in the device.

(b)

The department of family services shall establish and administer a temporary grant program for the purpose of providing grants for safe haven providers to purchase newborn safety devices. The safe haven providers who receive grants shall manage the newborn safety devices. Each safe haven provider shall receive not more than one (1) grant and one (1) newborn safety device.

(c)

The department of family services shall develop an application process for safe haven providers to receive grants to purchase newborn safety devices and shall review applications to determine eligibility. Any safe haven provider may apply for a grant under this section pursuant to the application process established by the department of family services.

(d)

The temporary grant program shall terminate June 30, 2025. Applications shall be received not later than March 1, 2025. No grants shall be awarded under this section after June 30, 2025.

Section 2.

The department of family services shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act.

Section 3.

There is appropriated three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) from the general fund to the department of family services for purposes of implementing this act. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025. This appropriation shall only be used to make grants for purchasing newborn safety devices, except that one percent (1%) of this appropriation may be used for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to this act. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation on June 30, 2025 shall revert as provided by law.

Section 4
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(a)

Except as otherwise provided by subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2024.

(b)

Sections 2 and 4 of this act are 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)

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