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Committee approves House Bill 805 package altering juvenile-records confidentiality and adding a child-location requirement
Summary
The Senate Health and Family Services Committee voted 7-0 to approve a committee substitute that incorporates language from a DJJ-related bill to narrow certain confidentiality waivers, adds a "Baby Maya" requirement for locating children, and makes technical changes to safety-plan language.
The Senate Health and Family Services Committee voted 7-0 to report favorably on a committee substitute that includes changes to juvenile records confidentiality tied to a prior Department of Juvenile Justice bill, a requirement sometimes called "Baby Maya's bill" to require the cabinet to physically locate a child within a specified period and to contact law enforcement if staff cannot locate the child, and other technical edits.
State Representative Nick Wilson introduced House Bill 805 and said part of the measure provides cleanup to House Bill 271 by adjusting…
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