GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1241*

Short Title:  Dependent Juvenile Definition Change.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Winner, Allran, Cooper, Martin of Guilford, Martin of Pitt; and Gulley.

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Referred to:  Judiciary I/Constitution.

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May 21, 1996

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT RECOMMENDED BY THE CHILD FATALITY TASK FORCE TO IMPROVE THE DEFINITION OF "DEPENDENT JUVENILE".
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 7A-517(13) reads as rewritten:
"(13)	Dependent Juvenile. – A juvenile in need of assistance or placement because the juvenile has no parent, guardian, or custodian responsible for the juvenile's care or supervision or whose parent, guardian, or custodian is unable to provide for the care or supervision and lacks an appropriate alternative child care arrangement."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1996, and applies to adjudications of dependency made on or after that date.