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Minutes for HB2075 - Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
Short Title
Requiring that a permanency hearing for a child in custody of the secretary be held within nine months from such child's removal from the home.
Minutes Content for Mon, Feb 10, 2025
Final action on HB2075 began at 2:15 p.m.
Jessie Pringle, Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes, reviewed the bill for the committee.
Discussion covered questions over opposition, costs, potential changes to the court system, and time frames.
Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary, Department for Children and Families, answered questions on the financial costs and savings with the bill.
Jessie Pringle distributed an amendment addressing subsequent hearings, inserting the phrase "and subsequent hearings to be held every six months thereafter" on line four, page one. The amendment also changed line nine, page three, section 3-F, from nine months to six months. (Attachment 2)
The Chair asked for a motion on the amendment. Representative Johnson moved, seconded by Representative Neighbor to approve the amendment to HB2075. Motion carried.
Representative Neighbor recommended passing HB2075 as amended. The Chair asked for questions or comments; there were none. Representative Neighbor moved, seconded by Representative Pickert to pass HB2075 as amended. Motion carried.
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 2:27 p.m.
