A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend the laws pertaining to termination of parental rights to include conviction of a sexually related offense that results in the conception of the juvenile as a basis for termination of parental rights.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 7B‑1111(a) is amended by adding the following subdivision to read:
"(a)	The court may terminate the parental rights upon a finding of one or more of the following:
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(11)	The parent has been convicted of a sexually related offense under Chapter 14 of the General Statutes that resulted in the conception of the juvenile."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2012.