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Bill would restrict child removal authority tied to temporary investigations, sponsor says
Summary
Senate Bill 229 would bar Department of Public Health and Human Services from using temporary investigative authority to remove children; sponsors said courts must separately approve removals outside immediate-emergency provisions.
Senate Public Health Committee heard Senate Bill 229, a measure to clarify that the Department of Public Health and Human Services’ temporary investigative authority may not include authority to remove a child except under immediate-emergency removal provisions. Sen. Daniel Emrich, the sponsor, explained the bill’s purpose and answered committee questions.
“It's entitled an act to revising the temporary investigative authority of the Department of Public and Human Services in child abuse and neglect proceedings, prohibiting the removal of a child pursuant to a temporary investigative authority,” Sen. Daniel Emrich said when introducing…
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