Image Credit: Governor Bill Lee / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Governor Bill Lee signed legislation Thursday that will require the Department of Children’s Services to expedite the termination of parental rights for “substantial non-compliance.” The new law states that the Department is required to file a petition for the termination of parental rights […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that would require the Department of Children’s Services to move forward with termination of parental rights for “substantial non-compliance.” Representative Ed Butler (R-Rickman-District 41) introduced House Bill 1808 (HB1808) by substituting the companion Senate Bill 2660 (SB2660), which […]
Image: Bill Sponsor Rep. Ed Butler presents HB1808 to the House Civil Justice Committee. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A bill aiming to terminate parental rights following “substantial non-compliance” has been passed by voice vote in the House Civil Justice Committee, led by Chair Andrew Farmer (R-Sevierville-District 17). House Bill […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A bill aimed at terminating parental rights after “substantial non-compliance” passed the Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee led by Chair Mary Littleton yesterday by a voice vote. House Bill 1808 (HB1808) sponsored by Representative Ed Butler (R-Rickman-District 41) was amended in the subcommittee to match […]
Image: Bill sponsor Senator Dawn White presents SB2660 on the Senate floor. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A bill that aims to terminate the parental rights of Tennesseans after only six months of “substantial non-compliance” passed the Senate floor yesterday. Tennessee Senators voted 22 to 6 to allow the Tennessee […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – A bill that proposes the ability for the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) to terminate parental rights within 10 business days after a court has found the parents of the child/children to be “substantially non-compliant,” has passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee with […]
Things seem to be falling apart at the Los Angeles Times. Today the staff held a walkout to protest layoffs which, though they haven’t been announced yet, are expected to reduce the size of the staff by about twenty percent. The Times disclosed Thursday that substantial layoffs were coming due to a widening budget deficit. […]
Image Credit: Annie Spratt / UnSplash The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – This week Rep. Ed Butler (R-Rickman-District 41) filed a bill that would effectively make it easier to funnel children away from their parents and into state custody. House Bill 1808 (HB1808) as introduced, amends Tennessee law by requiring Tennessee’s Department of Children’s […]
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