PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed Senate Bill 647.

This Administration bill requires a court in Child in Need of Assistance (CINA) cases to
make findings of fact on the record regarding the identity and current address of each
parent of each child before the court. This bill also allows a court to order a parent or
putative parent to file an application for child support services, and requires the court to
make specific findings of fact as to the circumstances which caused the need for the
removal of child in CINA cases.

House Bill 823, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on April 11,
1995, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate
Bill 647.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

Senate Bill No. 647

AN ACT concerning

Juvenile Causes - Children in Need of Assistance - Hearings - Permanency Plans of

Reunification

FOR the purpose of requiring that, in a child in need of assistance case where a child is
removed from home, the court shall issue an order making certain findings and
notifying the parents that the agency holding or department having commitment of a
child may change the permanency plan of reunification for the child under certain
circumstances; requiring parents of children who are the subject of certain
proceedings to notify the local department of social services of all changes in the
parent's address; requiring the court in certain proceedings to inquire as to the
identity and current address of both of a child's parents each parent of each child
before the juvenile court and make certain findings resulting from that inquiry;
requiring the court to notify certain parents of their obligation to provide certain
information to the court; requiring the court make certain referrals under certain
circumstances; permitting the court to issue certain orders; allowing a circuit court to
consider certain evidence taken and findings made in certain hearings and proceedings;
and generally relating to children in need of assistance.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 3-802 and 3-837

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S.B. 647