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Committee approves substitute for House Bill 2,660 with tribal-driven amendment requiring 30-day reviews and ICWA compliance
Summary
The committee reported substitute House Bill 2,660 with a due-pass recommendation after adopting an amendment (Wickham 8 48) requested by tribes. The amendment requires courts to order the least-restrictive conditions necessary for children under age 5 and to review those conditions every 30 days, consistent with state and federal Indian Child Welfare Act requirements.
The Early Learning & Human Services Committee voted to report substitute House Bill 2,660 after adopting an amendment from Representative Ortiz Self that the tribes requested to ensure compliance with state and federal Indian child welfare law and to require periodic judicial review.
Representative Ortiz Self described the bill's focus on "the demographics that we researched on the critical incidents that have occurred" and said the bill "targets the areas where it has risen, to…
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