HLS 22RS-771 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 432
BY REPRESENTATIVES PHELPS AND JENKINS
JUVENILES: Provides relative to progress reports of juveniles
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact Children's Code Article 905(B), relative to progress reports of
3 juveniles; to provide for an increased time period for reports; to provide for an
4 additional recipient; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. Children's Code Article 905(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read
7as follows:
8 Art. 905. Progress reports to court
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10 B. Any institution, agency, or person to which a child is assigned shall, not
11 less than once every six months, report in writing the whereabouts and condition of
12 the child to the judge who rendered the judgment of disposition and to counsel for
13 the child. Such reports shall be provided to the court and counsel for the child, and
14 the district attorney not less than seventy-two hours one week before any in-court
15 review hearing.
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HB NO. 432
DIGEST
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part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 432 Original 2022 Regular Session Phelps
Abstract: Increases the time frame for progress reports to be provided before a review
hearing.
Present law (Ch.C. Art. 801 et seq.) provides for delinquency proceedings.
Present law (Ch.C. Art. 905) provides that every six months, any institution, agency, or
person to which a child is assigned shall report the child's whereabouts and condition to the
court and the child's counsel. Provides that the reports shall be provided not less than 72
hours prior to any in-court review hearing.
Proposed law changes present law to require that the report shall also be provided to the
district attorney.
Proposed law changes present law to require that the reports be provided not less than one
week prior to any in-court review hearing.
(Amends Ch.C. Art. 905(B))
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