Delaware House Bill 310 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 9 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-06-15 - HS 1 for HB 310 - Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act provides Family Court with the jurisdiction to continue to review youths who have severe and persistent mental or behavioral health disorders, and who require services or treatment but are not amenable to or compliant with such services. Under this Act, Family Court can order such youths to participate in services or treatment. This Act applies only to youths who are under the custody of the Department of Children, Youth and their Families (“DCSYF”) when they turn 18 years old and who, while under DCYSF custody, were diagnosed as and remain mentally ill, as defined in this Act. A petition seeking jurisdiction under this Act may be filed when the youth is 17 years old, and terminates either by Court order or when the youth turns 26 years old, whichever occurs first. Jurisdiction under this Act does not require DSCYF to provide foster care board extension payments or stipends to a youth. This Act has no effect on a youth reaching the age of majority at 18 years or on DSCYF’s custody over a youth terminating by operation of law when the youth turns 18 years old. This Act sets forth the requirements for filing a petition for jurisdiction; the legal standard for the Family Court to grant jurisdiction; review hearings, which must occur at least annually; orders for services or treatment; noncompliance with an order for services or treatment; termination of jurisdiction; and the standard of review of an order to exercise or terminate jurisdiction.

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Concurrent Jurisdiction.

Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Rep. Melanie Smith [D]	Sen. Harris McDowell [D]	Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]
Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Rep. Charles Potter [D]
Sen. Margaret Henry [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-15	House	HS 1 for HB 310 - Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2016-06-09	House	HS 1 for HB 310 - Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
2016-06-09	House	HS 1 for HB 310 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2016-06-09	House	HS 1 for HB 310 - Amendment HA 2 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2016-06-09	House	HS 1 for HB 310 - Amendment HA 2 - Introduced in House
2016-06-09	House	HS 1 for HB 310 - Amendment HA 1 - Stricken
2016-06-09	House	HS 1 for HB 310 - Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2016-06-08	House	HS 1 for HB 310 - Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 9 On Its Merits
2016-06-07	House	HS 1 for HB 310 - Assigned to Judiciary
2016-06-07	House	Substituted by HS 1 for HB 310
2016-04-14	House	Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2016-04-12	House	Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/12b2e84b7320042385257e68007a7d51?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+310/$file/legis.html?open