COMMITTEE ON FAMILY SERVICES
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2559
(Reference to House engrossed bill)
Strike lines 8 through 12
Line 20, strike “section” insert “sections”; after “8-225” insert “and 8-226”
Line 26, after “8-863” strike remainder of line insert “unless the action relates to a new allegation or new information.
8-226. Permanency mediation program
A. Subject to legislative appropriation, the administrative office of the courts shall establish a permanency mediation program in the juvenile court to provide nonadversarial dispute resolution alternatives and to promote permanency for dependent children. The program shall allow the court to employ mediators or to contract for mediation services to facilitate alternative dispute resolution activities.
B. The administrative office of the courts shall prescribe the formula for distributing monies appropriated for the program to each county juvenile court based on the number of dependency petitions filed in each court in the previous year.”
After line 40, insert:
“Sec. 5. Appropriation; permanency mediation program; exemption
A. The sum of $525,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2006-2007 to the administrative office of the courts for the permanency mediation program established pursuant to this act.
B. The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.”
Amend title to conform