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."
--- END ---