n found by the United States attorney general to be subject to a deportation detainer or order and does not become subject to a deportation order during the period of the sentence))no current conviction for a violent offense, or where the offender has a current conviction for a violent offense, he or she has not been determined to be a high risk to reoffend;(d) The offender signs any release of information waivers required to allow information regarding current or prior child welfare cases to be shared with the department and the court;
(e) The offenderis:
(i) ((Has physical or legal custody of a minor child;
(ii) Has a proven, established, ongoing, and substantial relationship with his or her minor child that existed prior to the commission of the current offense; or
(iii) Is a legal guardian of a child that was under the age of eighteen at the time of the current offense))A parent with guardianship or legal custody of a minor child;
(ii) An expectant parent; or
(iii) A biological parent, adoptive parent, custodian, or stepparent with a proven, established, ongoing, and substantial relationship with a minor child that existed at the time of the offense; and
(f) The department determines that ((such a placement))the offender's participation in the parenting program is in the best interests of the child. Nothing in this section provides the department with authority to determine placement of a minor child.
(2) Except for sex offenses and serious violent offenses, prior juvenile adjudications are not considered offenses when considering eligibility for the parenting program developed by the department.
(3) When the department is considering partial confinement as part of the parenting program for an offender, the department shall inquire of the individual and the department of children, youth, and families whether the agency has an open child welfare case or prior substantiated referral for abuse or neglect involving the offender.
(4) If the department of children, youth, and families or a tribal jurisdiction has an open child welfare case, the department will seek input from the department of children, youth, and families or the involved tribal jurisdiction as to: (a) The status of the child welfare case; and (b) recommendations regarding placement of the offender ((and services required of the department and the court governing)), services agreed to by the offender working voluntarily with the department, or services ordered by the court within the ((individual's))offender's child welfare case. The department and its officers, agents, and employees are not liable for the acts of offenders participating in the parenting program unless the department or its officers, agents, and employees acted with willful and wanton disregard.
(((3)))(5) All offenders placed on home detention as part of the parenting program shall provide an approved residence and living arrangement prior to transfer to home detention.
(((4)))(6) While in the community on home detention as part of the parenting program, the department shall:
(a) Require the offender to be placed on electronic home monitoring;
(b) Require the offender to participate in programming and treatment that the department determines is needed after consideration of the offender's stated needs;
(c) Assign a community corrections officer who will monitor the offender's compliance with conditions of partial confinement and programming requirements; and
(d) If the offender has an open child welfare case with the department of children, youth, and families, collaborate and communicate with the identified social worker in the provision of services.
(((5)))(7) The department has the authority to return any offender serving partial confinement in the parenting program to total confinement if the offender is not complying with sentence requirements.
(8) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Expectant parent" means a pregnant or other parent awaiting the birth of his or her child, or an adoptive parent or person in the process of a final adoption.
(b) "Minor child" means a child under the age of eighteen."
EFFECT: (1) Restores current law restricting a person with a current violent offense from being eligible for the court-based parenting sentencing alternative (PSA). Removes the requirement that a person with a prior violent offense must have a certain risk classification to be eligible for the PSA (rather than requiring the person to be a low risk to reoffend). Prohibits a person with a prior juvenile adjudication of a sex offense or serious violent offense from participating in the PSA (rather than prohibiting the court from considering those prior offenses when determining eligibility), but otherwise retains the provision providing that other juvenile adjudications are not considered prior offenses for the purposes of determining eligibility.
(2) Requires the court to give great weight to the minor child's best interest when determining whether to impose the PSA. Specifies that the requirement for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to provide a copy of any recent court orders relates to dependency and guardianship proceedings, and further restores the requirement that DCYF report to the court regarding whether an offender has cooperated with services ordered through those proceedings. Removes language specifying that the court may consider modifying an offender's support and rehabilitation plan when he or she is returned to court for potential violations.
(3) Specifies that the state and its agencies, officers, agents, or employees are not liable for the acts of offenders participating in the PSA unless the state or its agencies, officers, agents, or employees act with willful disregard of a known risk of immediate harm.
(4) Modifies the Department of Corrections (DOC)-based community parenting alternative (CPA) by specifying that an offender with a conviction for a current violent offense is eligible if he or she is determined to not be a high risk to reoffend (rather than determined to be a low risk to reoffend). Prohibits a person with a prior juvenile adjudication of a sex offense or serious violent offense from participating in the CPA (rather than prohibiting the DOC from considering those prior offenses when determining eligibility), but otherwise retains the provision providing that other juvenile adjudications are not considered prior offenses for the purposes of determining eligibility. Modifies the types of qualifying familial relationships for the CPA by removing language specifying that a parent with physical custody of a minor child is eligible and adding language specifying that a parent with guardianship of a minor child is eligible.
(5) Modifies the CPA by specifying that an offender may participate only if the DOC determines that the offender's participation in the program is in the best interests of the child (rather than if the DOC determines that "the placement" is in the best interests of the child). Adds language specifying that nothing in the underlying bill provides the DOC with authority to determine placement of a minor child. Provides that the DOC may require an offender in the CPA program to participate in programming and treatment that the DOC determines is needed after consideration of the offender's stated needs (rather than programming and treatment that the DOC and offender collectively determine is needed as provided in the underlying bill). Removes a provision from the underlying bill specifying that prior termination of a child-parent relationship does not preclude an application for the CPA.
(6) Modifies amendatory provisions to account for changes to the underlying statutes in the 2019 regular legislative session. Replaces certain references to "child abuse or neglect investigations" with "child protective services response." Replaces references to "individual" or "person" in amendatory provisions with "offender" to provide consistency throughout the underlying bill. Reorganizes subsections and moves definitions to pertinent sections. Removes redundant language.
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