North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HB1556: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 27-20.3-01, and sections 27-20.3-15 and 27-20.3-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a child in need of protection and termination of parental rights; to create a workgroup under the children's cabinet to study out-of-home placement or treatment of children with behavioral health issues; to provide for a report; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.
Status: Signed into law, April 25, 2025
Relating to a child in need of protection and termination of parental rights; to create a workgroup under the children's cabinet to study out‑of‑home placement or treatment of children with behavioral health issues; to provide for a report; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.
What the bill says
An act to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 27-20.3-01, and sections 27-20.3-15 and 27-20.3-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a child in need of protection and termination of parental rights; to create a workgroup under the children's cabinet to study out-of-home placement or treatment of children with behavioral health issues; to provide for a report; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.
From the enrolled text, April 21, 2025:
AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 27-20.3-01, and sections 27-20.3-15 and 27-20.3-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a child in need of protection and termination of parental rights; to create a workgroup under the children's cabinet to study out-of-home placement or treatment of children with behavioral health issues; to provide for a report; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency. SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 5 of section 27-20.3-01 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows: 5. "Child in need of protection" means a child who: a. Is without proper parental care or control, subsistence, education as required by law, or other care or control necessary for the child's physical, mental, or emotional health, or morals, and the need for services or protection is not due primarily to the lack of financial means of the child's parents, guardian, or other custodian; b. Has been placed for care or adoption in violation of law; c. Has been abandoned by the child's parents, guardian, or other custodian; d. Is without proper parental care, control, or education as required by law, or other care and control necessary for the child's well-being because of the physical, mental, emotional, or other illness or disability of the child's parent or parents, and …