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SB95
SB95 By Senator Brewbaker ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to foster care and kinship guardianship;
to amend Sections 12-15-301, 12-15-314, 12-15-315, 38-12-32, 38-12-35, 38-12-36, 38-12-37,
38-12-38, and 38-12-40 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the appointment of successor
guardianships when a kinship guardian dies or is incapacitated; to require the juvenile court
to consider services needed to assist a child to make the transition from foster care to independent
living at the age of 14 instead of age 16; and to define age or developmentally appropriate
childhood activities and reasonable and prudent parent standard for caregivers of children
in foster care; and to provide that the reasonable and prudent parent standard would apply
for purposes of caregiver liability. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1.
Sections 12-15-301, 12-15-314, 12-15-315, 38-12-32, 38-12-35, 38-12-36, 38-12-37, 38-12-38,
and 38-12-40 of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as...
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HB131
173098-2:n:02/01/2016:FC/mfc LRS2016-124R1 HB131 By Representative Hill (J) RFD Judiciary Rd
1 09-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a child who is placed for care may be placed with
a kinship guardian. This bill would provide for a successor guardian to be named in a kinship
guardian agreement in the event the kinship guardian dies or becomes incapacitated. Under
existing law, a standard is not provided for a foster parent or a designated institutional
caregiver of a foster child to authorize a child to participate in age or developmentally
appropriate activities. This bill would define age or developmentally appropriate for the
purposes of childhood activities and specify a reasonable and prudent parent standard for
a caregiver to allow a child to participate in activities and would provide the standard would
apply for purposes of caregiver liability. The bill would also require the juvenile court
to consider services for a child at age 14 or over, instead of age 16 or over,...
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SB2
169821-1:n:05/21/2015:FC/tj LRS2015-2118 SB2 By Senator Bussman RFD Health and Human Services
Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: 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. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating the Department of Human Resources;
to amend Section 12-15-314 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to written requests of the
department for the appointment of kinship guardians; to specify that the department would
not be required to consider a relative of the child who...
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SB318
173186-1:n:02/16/2016:KMS*/th LRS2016-237 SB318 By Senators Reed, Figures, Ross, Pittman, Allen
and Waggoner RFD Education and Youth Affairs Rd 1 01-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish
the Alabama Student and Parent Privacy Protection Act. This bill would limit the collection
and disclosure of information relating to public school students and teachers to academic
purposes. This bill would provide civil penalties for violations. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT Relating to public prekindergarten, elementary, and secondary education; to limit the
collection and disclosure of student and teacher information to specific academic purposes;
and to provide civil penalties for violations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Student and Parent Privacy
Protection Act. Section 2. For the purposes of this act, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) AFFECTIVE COMPUTING. Systems and devices that can...
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HB267
173186-1:n:02/16/2016:KMS*/th LRS2016-237 HB267 By Representatives Mooney, Fridy, Moore (B),
Wingo, Black, Hammon, Beech, Williams (P), Daniels, Farley, Whorton (R), Holmes (M), Hanes,
Todd, Fincher, Williams (JW), Whorton (I), Shedd, Ainsworth, Ledbetter, Scott, Drake, Pettus,
Warren, Knight, Harbison, Hall, Polizos, Henry, Carns, Brown, Martin, Standridge, Beckman,
Wadsworth and Givan RFD Education Policy Rd 1 18-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish
the Alabama Student and Parent Privacy Protection Act. This bill would limit the collection
and disclosure of information relating to public school students and teachers to academic
purposes. This bill would provide civil penalties for violations. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT Relating to public prekindergarten, elementary, and secondary education; to limit the
collection and disclosure of student and teacher information to specific academic purposes;
and to provide civil penalties for violations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF...
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HB498
172947-4:n:02/17/2016:JET/cj LRS2016-84R3 HB498 By Representatives Mooney, Weaver, Hanes, Williams
(JW), Butler, Ainsworth, Whorton (I), Fridy, Whorton (R), Wingo, Holmes (M), Henry, Crawford,
Carns and Drake RFD State Government Rd 1 05-APR-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would further provide
for procedures and limitations for various public assistance programs administered by the
Department of Human Resources. This bill would limit the resource limit standard for the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to the federal asset limits, would further provide disqualification
periods for violations of SNAP requirements, including a one-year disqualification period
for the third instance of noncompliance with any SNAP requirement, would preclude the department
from seeking, applying for, accepting, or renewing any waiver of work requirements for SNAP
benefits, and would preclude the department from granting categorical eligibility for SNAP
benefits. This bill would require the...
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SB1
168733-1:n:05/05/2015:JMH/th LRS2015-1845 SB1 By Senator Bussman RFD Health and Human Services
Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, before initiating a proceeding in the juvenile
court to terminate the parental rights of the parent or parents of a child who has been placed
in foster care or in the custody of the Department of Human Resources, the court is generally
required to make a finding that the department has made reasonable efforts to preserve the
family and reunify the child with the family before the court may order that the parental
rights are involuntarily terminated. Existing law also provides certain conditions when the
court is not required to make this finding. This bill would also eliminate the duty of the
Department of Human Resources to make such reasonable efforts to preserve the family if the
parent has allowed the child to be in the presence of a methamphetamine laboratory or a location
where illegal drugs are stored, kept, packaged, diluted, or...
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SB285
172947-5:n:02/22/2016:JET/tj LRS2016-84R3 SB285 By Senator Orr RFD Fiscal Responsibility and
Economic Development Rd 1 23-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would further provide for procedures
and limitations for various public assistance programs administered by the Department of Human
Resources. This bill would limit the resource limit standard for the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) to the federal asset limits, would further provide disqualification
periods for violations of SNAP requirements, including a one-year disqualification period
for the third instance of noncompliance with any SNAP requirement, would preclude the department
from seeking, applying for, accepting, or renewing any waiver of work requirements for SNAP
benefits, and would preclude the department from granting categorical eligibility for SNAP
benefits. This bill would require the Department of Human Resources to terminate benefits
for any recipient of SNAP benefits upon a determination that the...
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SB368
SB368 SYNOPSIS: This bill would provide for the issuance of temporary and permanent protection
orders against sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking (a STOP order). This bill would
establish procedures for petitioning for the issuance of temporary and permanent STOP orders,
would provide for notice and hearings on the petition, would set forth evidentiary standards,
and would provide for the modification of STOP orders under certain conditions. This bill
would also provide criminal penalties for the violation of STOP orders and would authorize
a law enforcement officer to arrest a STOP order violator without a warrant under certain
conditions. Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section
111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits
a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of
local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local...
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HB377
175353-1:n:03/08/2016:FC/mfc LRS2016-1001 HB377 By Representatives Beckman, Farley, Ledbetter,
Hanes, Harper, Rich, Pettus, Williams (JW), Shedd, Sessions, Gaston, Wilcox, Davis, Faust,
Nordgren, Fridy, McCutcheon, Patterson, Ball, Whorton (R), Pringle, Boothe, Greer, Williams
(JD), Sells, Lee, Shiver, Johnson (R), Millican, Tuggle, Hurst, Brown, Butler, Beech and Wood
RFD Public Safety and Homeland Security Rd 1 08-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish
the Office of the Ombudsman for Child Welfare. The bill would provide for the duties and powers
of the ombudsman. The bill would prohibit discrimination or retaliation against persons filing
complaints with the ombudsman. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To establish the Office of the
Ombudsman for Child Welfare; to provide for the Statewide Advisory Committee to the Ombudsman;
to provide for the appointment of the ombudsman and the powers and duties of the ombudsman;
and to prohibit discrimination or retaliation for complaints. BE IT...
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