GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 153*

Short Title:  Dependent Juv. Definition Change.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Easterling; Adams, Baddour, Clary, Cunningham, Dickson, H. Hunter, Insko, Jarrell, Jeffus, McCrary, Moore, Mosley, Nye, Smith, Wainwright, Warner, Watson, and Wright.

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Referred to:  Human Resources, if favorable, Judiciary II.

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February 13, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT RECOMMENDED BY THE CHILD FATALITY TASK FORCE TO IMPROVE THE DEFINITION OF "DEPENDENT JUVENILE".
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 7A-517(13) reads as rewritten:
"(13)	Dependent Juvenile. – A juvenile in need of assistance or placement because the juvenile has no parent, guardian, or custodian responsible for the juvenile's care or supervision or whose parent, guardian, or custodian is unable to provide for the care or supervision and lacks an appropriate alternative child care arrangement."
Section 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1997, and applies to adjudications of dependency made on or after that date.