Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

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                             STATE OF WYOMING
                             HOUSE BILL NO. HB0155
     Newborn safety device funding for safe haven providers.
     Sponsored by:    Representative(s)    Rodriguez-Williams,
                         Angelos,   Bear,   Penn and Washut and Senator(s) Brennan and Steinmetz
                                       A BILL
                                        for
 AN ACT relating to safety for a newborn child; providing
 grants for safe haven providers to purchase newborn safety
 devices as   specified;   providing     a definition;    requiring
 rulemaking; providing an appropriation; and providing for
 effective dates.
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 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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        Section 1.
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        (a)    For purposes of this act, "newborn safety device"
 means   a device installed at    a safe haven provider,   as
 defined by W.S. 14-11-102(a)(vii), where a newborn child
 can be safely placed and that alerts the personnel of the
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 safe haven provider that a newborn child has been placed in
 the device.
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        (b)    The department of family services shall establish
 and administer a temporary grant program for the purpose of
 providing grants for safe haven providers to    purchase
 newborn safety devices.     The safe haven providers who
 receive grants shall manage the newborn safety devices.
 Each safe haven provider shall receive not more than one
 (1) grant and one (1) newborn safety device.
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        (c)    The department of family services shall develop
 an application process for safe haven providers to receive
 grants to purchase newborn safety devices and shall review
 applications to     determine eligibility.      Any safe haven
 provider may apply for a grant under this section pursuant
 to the application process established by the department of
 family services.
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        (d)    The temporary grant program shall terminate June
 30, 2025. Applications shall be received not later than
 March   1,     2025.    No grants shall be    awarded under this
 section after June 30, 2025.
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        Section 2.      The department of            family services shall
 promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act.
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        Section   3.        There is    appropriated three hundred
 thousand dollars ($300,000.00) from the general fund to the
 department of family services for purposes of implementing
 this act.    This appropriation shall be     for the period
 beginning July    1,     2024   and ending June    30,   2025.    This
 appropriation shall only be    used to     make grants for
 purchasing newborn safety devices, except that one percent
 (1%) of this appropriation may be used for administrative
 expenses incurred pursuant to this act. This appropriation
 shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose
 and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this
 appropriation on June 30, 2025 shall revert as provided by
 law.
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        Section 4.
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        (a)   Except as otherwise provided by subsection (b) of
 this section, this act is effective July 1, 2024.
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        (b)   Sections   2    and   4   of this act are effective
 immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a
 bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of
 the Wyoming Constitution.
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                                    (END)
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