Adopted
AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO
Cmte Sub for Senate Bill No. 2840
BY: Senator(s) Fillingane
AMEND by striking lines 785 through 795 in their entirety, inserting in lieu thereof the following:
* * * Probable cause * * * under this * * * subsection (3)(a) may
be based * * *:
(i) upon a parent's positive drug test * * * for * * * unlawful use of a controlled substance only if
the child is endangered or the parent is unable to provide proper care and
supervision of the child because of the unlawful use and there is no reasonable
alternative to custody; and (ii) upon a newborn's positive drug screen for a
controlled substance only if the newborn is at imminent risk of harm from the
parent and there is no reasonable alternative to custody.
AMEND by striking line 57 in its entirety, inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Mississippi Departments of Human Services or Child Protection Services to be
AMEND on line 1116 by restoring the deleted word "Human" and deleting the underlined language, and on line 1117 by inserting after "Services," the following:
Department of Child Protection Services,
AMEND on line 1223 by restoring the deleted word "Human" and deleting the underlined language, and by inserting after "Services" the following:
or Department of Child Protection Services,
AMEND on lines 1226, 1230 through 1231, 1234, 1241 through 1242, and 1243 through 1244 by restoring the original language and deleting the underlined language.