View Amendment Current Amendment: JUD4492.002.DOCX to Bill 4492     The COMMITTEE on JUDICIARY proposed the following amendment (JUD4492.002):
    Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 1, by striking line 39 and inserting:

/         hearing held in connection with an action filed or pursued under         /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 2, by striking lines 1-13 and inserting:

/         who is providing care for a child. The department shall send notice pursuant to this section at least ten days prior to the hearing, except where the parties to the action receive less than ten days notice. The notice must be in writing and may be delivered in person or by regular mail. The notice shall inform the foster parent, preadoptive parent, or relative of the following:
        (1)     the date, place, and time of the hearing and of;
        (2)     the right to attend the hearing; and
        (3)     the right to address the court and to submit supporting documentation, including but not limited to, a report or letter concerning the child.
Notice provided pursuant to this section does not confer on the foster parent, preadoptive parent, or relative the status of a party to the action."         /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 2, by striking lines 33-36 and inserting:

/         petition for review. All parties must be served with the motion or the summons and petition at least ten days before the hearing, and no responsive pleading is required. The foster parent, the preadoptive parent, or the relative who is providing care for the child must receive the motion or the summons and petition, delivered in person or sent by regular mail, at least ten days before the hearing, except where the parties to the action receive less than ten days notice of the hearing."         /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 2, by striking lines 41-42 and inserting:

/         "(6)     to advise foster parents of the right to address the court and to submit supporting documentation, including, but not limited to, a report or letter concerning the child at a hearing held in connection with an action filed pursuant to Subarticle 3, Article 3, Chapter 7, Title 6, Sections 63-7-1650, 63-7-1660, 63-7-1670, 63-7-1680, 63-7-1700, or 63-7-2550;         /

    Renumber sections to conform.

    Amend title to conform.