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Committee hears bill to refine North Dakota’s Indian Child Welfare Act implementation
Summary
Rep. Jamie Davis told the House Human Services Committee that HB 1564 would amend state law to clarify active‑efforts standards, notification and placement preferences to better align state rules with federal ICWA and tribal authority; law professors and tribal advocates supported the changes.
The House Human Services Committee heard testimony Wednesday on House Bill 1564, which would amend North Dakota’s Indian Child Welfare Act provisions to clarify procedures for child‑custody proceedings affecting Indian children and to align certain state language with federal ICWA rules.
Representative Jamie Davis, a member of the Chippewa‑affiliated constituency and the bill sponsor, said the statute would require affirmative "active efforts" to keep Indian families together, refine notification and placement preferences and confirm tribal jurisdictional boundaries where appropriate.
"This bill refines the definition of active efforts to require affirmative…
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