North Carolina H612: Fostering Care in NC Act.

What the bill says

An act to make various changes to the laws affecting juveniles and associated services, county social services boards and departments, regional social services boards and departments, consolidated human services boards and agencies, and the north carolina department of health and human services, to expand guardianship assistance program eligibility to youth ten years of age, to allow a judge to issue a permanent no contact order against a defendant convicted of certain violent offenses, to provide that it is felony child abuse for any person providing care to or supervisi…

From the amended text:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE LAWS AFFECTING JUVENILES AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES, COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES BOARDS AND DEPARTMENTS, REGIONAL SOCIAL SERVICES BOARDS AND DEPARTMENTS, CONSOLIDATED HUMAN SERVICES BOARDS AND AGENCIES, AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, TO EXPAND GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY TO YOUTH TEN YEARS OF AGE, TO ALLOW A JUDGE TO ISSUE A PERMANENT NO CONTACT ORDER AGAINST A DEFENDANT CONVICTED OF CERTAIN VIOLENT OFFENSES, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS FELONY CHILD ABUSE FOR ANY PERSON PROVIDING CARE TO OR SUPERVISION OF A CHILD LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE TO COMMIT OR ALLOW THE COMMISSION OF A SEXUAL ACT UPON THE CHILD, AND TO PROVIDE THAT COUNTIES AND CITIES REQUIRE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS FOR APPLICANTS OFFERED A POSITION IF THE POSITION REQUIRES THE APPLICANT TO WORK WITH CHILDREN IN ANY CAPACITY. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. CHILD WELFARE AND ADOPTION SECTION 1.1. G.S. 7B-101 reads as rewritten: "§ 7B-101. Definitions. As used in this Subchapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following words have the listed meanings: (1) Abused juveniles. - Any juvenile less than 18 years of age (i) who is found to be a minor victim of human trafficking under G.S. 14-43.15 or unlawful sale, surrender, or purchase …

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Sponsors

• Chesser, Allen (R, 25) · primary sponsor