An Act To Amend Titles 13, 29, And 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Office Of The Child Advocate.

SB 188 An Act To Amend Titles 13, 29, And 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Office Of The Child Advocate

Delaware 148th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Titles 13, 29, And 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Office Of The Child Advocate.
SB-188


About SB-188

This bill transfers the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program to the Office of the Child Advocate creating one office in this State that provides legal representation to children. The bill updates the law to reflect the practices of the Office of the Child Advocate, including ensuring that the child is the party to the proceeding once legal counsel is appointed, that every child is provided legal representation, that the wishes of the child are a significant factor in the legal representation, and that the child’s rights are explained to him or her. Finally, this bill allows the Office of the Child Advocate to assist other Courts of this State in the rare instances where they need legal representation of a child, and will enable OCA to begin to establish volunteer attorney pools to assist in other areas of the law regarding children.

  

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Engrossed 06/30/2016

Draft 05/18/2016

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Senate Third Reading

06/30/2016

Yeas: 20 | Nays: 0
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House Third Reading

06/29/2016

Yeas: 31 | Nays: 0
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History

Signed By Governor

09/06/2016

Passed By Senate. Votes: Passed 20 Yes 0 No 0 Not Voting 1 Absent 0 Vacant

06/30/2016

Amendment Ha 1 - Passed In House By Voice Vote

06/29/2016

Passed By House Of Representatives. Votes: Passed 31 Yes 0 No 0 Not Voting 10 Absent 0 Vacant

06/29/2016

Amendment Ha 1 - Introduced And Placed With Bill

06/23/2016

Reported Out Of Committee (judiciary) In House With 7 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable

06/15/2016

Introduced And Assigned To Judiciary Committee In House

06/10/2016

Amendment Sa 1 - Introduced In Senate

06/09/2016

Amendment Sa 1 - Passed By Senate. Votes: Passed 21 Yes 0 No 0 Not Voting 0 Absent 0 Vacant

06/09/2016

Passed By Senate. Votes: Passed 21 Yes 0 No 0 Not Voting 0 Absent 0 Vacant

06/09/2016

Reported Out Of Committee (judiciary) In Senate With 6 On Its Merits

06/08/2016

Assigned To Judiciary Committee In Senate

05/18/2016