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:

      * * *A finding of Probable cause * * *, as prescribed under this * * *paragraph, shall not subsection (3)(a) may be based * * * solely:  (i) upon a parent's positive drug test * * * of a childs parent for * * *marijuana; however, a finding of probable cause may be based upon an evidence‑based finding of harm to the child or a parent's use of marijuana 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.