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House passes substitute bill tying parental conduct to reunification in gang-associated crimes
Summary
The House passed first substitute House Bill 220 on Feb. 8, 2006, clarifying that when a parent knowingly permits a child to associate with a gang while criminal conduct occurs, the court should consider that in reunification decisions. Sponsors said the bill addresses multigenerational gang activity and targets parents who knowingly allow participation during crimes.
The House approved first substitute House Bill 220, titled the Child Protection — Gang Association measure, after debate over language clarifying parental culpability when a child associates with gang members during criminal conduct. Representative Hutchings, the bill sponsor, said the measure is designed to address an apparent trend of intergenerational gang involvement and to give courts an explicit factor…
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