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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 467
BY SENATORS BROOME AND PETERSON AND REPRESENTATIVES BARROW,
HODGES, KATRINA JACKSON, MORENO, NORTON, SMITH, ST.
GERMAIN AND THIERRY
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact Children's Code Articles 730 (introductory paragraph) and 731(A)2
and to enact Children's Code Articles 731(C)(5) and 749(A)(5), relative to families3
in need of services; to provide for grounds for initiating proceedings; to provide for4
required documentation prior to filing complaints; to provide for required5
allegations; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. Children's Code Article 730(introductory paragraph) and 731(A) are8
hereby amended and reenacted and Children's Code Article 731(C)(5) and 749(A)(5) are9
hereby enacted to read as follows:10
Art. 730. Grounds11
Allegations that a family is in need of services must assert whether the child12
is currently under the supervision of any state or local entity including, but not13
limited to, the Department of Children and Family Services or the Department14
of Public Safety and Corrections, youth services, the office of juvenile justice,15
and assert one or more of the following grounds:16
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Art. 731. Complaint18
A. A caretaker, other adult family member, any representative of an agency19
having the responsibility or ability to supply services to a family, or any other person20
authorized by the court may file a complaint which alleges one or more of the21
grounds enumerated in Article 730. Referring entities shall utilize all appropriate22
and available resources prior to filing a complaint and provide documentation23
of all steps taken at the time the complaint is filed. If the referring entity is a24
school, it shall at a minimum document meetings with the child, meetings with25
the child's caretaker, and referral of the child to school behavior support26
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personnel.1
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C. The complaint shall set forth with specificity:3
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(5) Whether the child is currently under the supervision of any state or5
local entity, including but not limited to, the Department of Children and6
Family Services or the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, youth7
services, or the office of juvenile justice.8
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Art. 749. Contents of petition10
A. The petition shall set forth with specificity:11
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(5) Whether the child is currently under the supervision of any state or13
local entity, including but not limited to, the Department of Children and14
Family Services or the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, youth15
services, or the office of juvenile justice.16
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: