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S1172................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
COORDINATED FAMILY SERVICES - Adds to existing law to provide for the
implementation of a coordinated family services plan; to provide for
evaluation of the family court services plan; and to provide for
administration of funding.
02/20 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/21 Rpt prt - to Jud
02/26 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/27 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/06 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin,
Frasure, Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough,
King-Barrutia, Lee, Lodge, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder,
Sims, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth,
Williams,
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsors -- King-Barrutia & Lodge
Title apvd - to House
03/07 House intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
03/16 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/19 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/23 3rd rdg - PASSED - 56-5-8(1 vacant)
AYES -- Barraclough, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bolz, Bruneel,
Callister, Campbell, Chase, Collins, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney,
Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(20), Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Hammond,
Higgins, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Kellogg, Lake, Langford, Loertscher,
Mader, Marley, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Pearce, Pomeroy,
Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman,
Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler,
Wood, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett, Clark, Ellis, Harwood, McKague
Absent and excused -- Bradford, Field(13), Henbest, Jones, Kendell,
Kunz, Moyle, Pischner
Vacant -- Dist. #23
Floor Sponsors -- Field & Moss
Title apvd - to Senate
03/26 To enrol - rpt enrol - pres signed
03/28 Sp signed - to Governor
04/04 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 338
Effective: 07/01/01
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1172
BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES; AMENDING TITLE 32, IDAHO CODE, BY THE
3 ADDITION OF A NEW CHAPTER 14, TITLE 32, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE
4 FINDINGS, TO PROVIDE A DECLARATION OF PURPOSE, TO PROVIDE FOR IMPLEMENTA-
5 TION OF A COORDINATED FAMILY SERVICES PLAN, TO PROVIDE FOR EVALUATION OF
6 THE FAMILY COURT SERVICES PLAN AND TO PROVIDE FOR ADMINISTRATION OF FUND-
7 ING.
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
9 SECTION 1. That Title 32, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended
10 by the addition thereto of a NEW CHAPTER, to be known and designated as Chap-
11 ter 14, Title 32, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
12 CHAPTER 14
13 COORDINATED FAMILY SERVICES
14 32-1401. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds that there is an
15 increasing incidence of children and family members in more than one (1) court
16 proceeding, including juvenile corrections, domestic violence, domestic rela-
17 tions, adoptions, and child protection actions, and there is a need to coordi-
18 nate these diverse cases and related family services to provide an effective
19 response to the needs of these children and families.
20 32-1402. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE. The legislature declares that an effec-
21 tive response to address the needs of families and children in resolving these
22 disputes would include the following:
23 (1) Case management practices that provide a flexible response to the
24 diverse court-related needs of families involved in multiple court cases which
25 will promote the efficient use of time and resources of the parties and the
26 court, and avoid conflicting court orders;
27 (2) The expansion of available nonadversarial methods of dispute resolu-
28 tion, including mediation of child custody and visitation disputes and alter-
29 native dispute resolution assessments;
30 (3) Coordination of family dispute issues with related litigation involv-
31 ing the juvenile correction laws and criminal laws;
32 (4) A family court services coordinator to assist families in need to
33 connect with appropriate resources for the family, to provide assessment
34 information to the court to assist in early case resolution, and to conduct
35 workshops which will educate the parties on the adverse impact of high con-
36 flict family disputes upon children, identify the developmental needs of chil-
37 dren, and emphasize the importance of parenting plans and mediation techniques
38 which peacefully resolve child custody and visitation issues;
39 (5) A court assistance officer to provide assistance to parties without
40 legal representation to help them understand the legal requirements of the
41 court system, including educational materials, court forms, assistance in com-
2
1 pleting court forms, information about court procedures, and referrals to pub-
2 lic and community agencies and resources that provide legal and other services
3 to parents and children;
4 (6) Supervised visitation by trained providers to assure the safety and
5 welfare of children in cases where certain risk factors are identified; and
6 (7) The adoption of other methods and procedures which will promote a
7 timely and effective resolution of related disputes in court cases involving
8 children and families.
9 32-1403. IMPLEMENTATION OF A COORDINATED FAMILY SERVICES PLAN. The
10 supreme court may establish a committee consisting of representatives of the
11 judicial, executive and legislative branches to implement a coordinated family
12 court services plan for a comprehensive response to children and families in
13 the courts. The committee shall recommend, for adoption by the supreme court,
14 policies and procedures that will carry out the purposes of this chapter.
15 32-1404. EVALUATION OF FAMILY COURT SERVICES PLAN. The supreme court
16 shall conduct a study measuring the effectiveness of an appropriation for fam-
17 ily court services and report the results of its study to the governor and to
18 the legislature by the first day of the legislative session.
19 32-1405. ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDING. Subject to the appropriation power of
20 the legislature, the supreme court shall be responsible for administering,
21 allocating and apportioning all funding resources for children and family
22 court services, including grants, contributions, and appropriations from the
23 legislature, to each judicial district upon their submission of an appropriate
24 plan for family court services.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11162
This bill sets legislative policy for the implementation of a
coordinated family services plan by the courts to address the needs
of children and family members who are faced with one or more court
actions involving family issues such as divorce, child support,
child custody and visitation disputes, domestic violence, child
protection, and juvenile correction proceedings. The coordinated
family services plan involves innovative case management practices
which are designed to promote an efficient use of family and court
resources, an expansion of non-adversarial alternative dispute
procedures that assist in resolving high conflict family issues
that are damaging to children, and supervised child visitation when
certain risk factors are present. The plan also includes family
court coordinators and court assistance officers who assist family
members who are not represented to understand court procedures, and
to connect them with essential family services, resulting in
earlier case resolution.
FISCAL NOTE
A request for a general fund appropriation of $856,000 for
fiscal year 2002 has been made to the Joint Finance and
Appropriations Committee to establish the coordinated children and
family services response contemplated by this legislation.
Contact:
Senator Robbi King-Barrutia
(208) 332-1347
Senator Patti Anne Lodge
(208) 332-1335
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