Law and Government Legislation regarding 'Children' in Louisiana

Provides relative to the Louisiana Youth Enhanced Services Consortium. (gov sig)

Provides relative to multi-disciplinary interaction in cases of child abuse or neglect. (gov sig)

Provides relative to intrafamily adoptions. (8/15/08)

Urges and requests the Department of Social Services to explore best practices in the field of family child day care homes and to study creating a licensing system and a quality rating system for family child day care homes.

Provides relative to the Children's Cabinet, extending the sunset on the cabinet and the board and revising the preparation and submission of the children's budget..

Provides for the posting on the Internet of information about services and programs within the children's budget.

Places the Children's Cabinet under the authority of the legislature. (8/15/08)

Provides for tax dependency deductions

Provides relative to the effect of shared custodial arrangements

Provides for shared custody implementation orders

Provides with respect to a material change in circumstances in child support (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides for the establishment of paternity

Provides relative to the emancipation of minors. (1/1/09)

Provides relative to acknowledgments of judgments and paternity.

Provides relative to the Department of Social Services.

Provides for the rendering of an accounting

Provides relative to income assignment orders. (8/15/08)

Authorizes the Department of Social Services to intercept and seize casino winnings from individuals in arrears for child support or owing overpayments to the department. (gov sig)

Provides for the schedule of basic child support obligations

Provides for the use of credit bureau reports for child support

Provides definition of "neglect" relative to child in need of care.

Terminates voluntary relative placement of children without court supervison.

Provides for employment contracts by minors to provide artistic or creative services. (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to the purposes of the office of community services of the Department of Social Services. (gov sig) (EN $0 GF EX See Note)

Requests study to review shared custody provisions in the child support guidelines

Requests the Department of Social Services to promulgate rules and regulations to provide for the licensure of after-school enrichment programs

Requests the House and Senate committees on health and welfare to study the current laws and regulations governing children in foster care in the state

Expresses and declares the support of the legislature of efforts to enhance public awareness of child abuse and neglect

Provides for the release or exchange of information concerning children and their families (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Provides for the definition and licensure of "drop-in" centers

Repeals certain provisions relative to the disposition of reports and investigations of child abuse

Provides for a separate defintion and licensing criteria for after-school care programs

Assesses an additional $2 fee on the subsequent issuance of a death certificate (EG +$738,480 SG RV See Note)

Provides with respect to qualifications of mediators

Provides relative to violations of visitation orders

Provides for a separate definition and licensing of after-school enrichment programs

Provides with respect to vocational counseling for children in foster care (EN $0 GF EX See Note)

Increases the maximum age that a child can remain in foster care

Provides for the termination of parental rights under certain circumstances

Provides for shared custody arrangements

Provides for the filiation of children

Increases the time limitations for instituting prosecution for certain sex offenses against children (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides for the surrendering of parental rights

Provides relative to the adoption of children

Provides for the qualifications of child custody mediators

Provides for the determination of income for child support

Provides for the child support guidelines

Provides for the definition of shared custody

Provides for the child support guidelines

Provides procedures for child in need of care proceedings (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Increases penalties for failure to pay child support under certain conditions (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides requirements for pre-surrender adoption counseling sessions