WV HB2476 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-15 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-15 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to provide for a court appointed special advocate (CASA) program in each judicial circuit and court appointed special advocates in each county for child abuse and neglect cases. The bill also provides for a revenue stream and a fund within the State Treasury to pay for the implementation and sustenance of court-appointed special advocate programs.
Title
Requiring each judicial circuit to have a court-appointed special advocate program and each county to have a special advocate for children in abuse and neglect proceedings
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-15 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2017-02-15 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2017-02-15 | House | To Judiciary then Finance |
| 2017-02-15 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | 6 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 59 | 1 | 10 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
