PROPOSED AMENDMENT
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.”
Amend title to conform