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<br /> -I I 1993 SESSION WRAP-UP <br /> . Ii JUDICIARY <br /> Llvlna WffI - The 1989 law is amended to Foster Care - Those convicted of serious <br /> allow individuals to authorize someone to crimes will be disqualified from obtaining 11- <br /> make health care decisions for them if they censes for either foster care or family day <br /> are unable, in the judgment of the attending care. <br /> physician, to make or communicate health Umits are placed on multiple out-of-home <br /> care decisions. This "durable power of attor- placements. The Minority Heritage Act Is <br /> retained, but special efforts to recruit a foster <br /> ney" Includes the power to give consent, fam~, and an adoptive family, from among <br /> refuse consent, or withdraw consent for any the i1d's relatives need only contlnue for six <br /> medical care, treatment, or procedure. months. Courts must review out-of-home <br /> placements every six months and must de- <br /> Judicial Buffdlna - $6,67 million appropria- cide within 12 months whether to return the <br /> tion for phase II of the Judicial building child to the parent, or order permanent place- <br /> ment with relatives, with adoptive parents, or <br /> Human Rlahts - Discrimination based on in long-term foster care. The decision must <br /> sexual orientation is prohibited in housing, be made in the best interests of the child. <br /> education, employment, and public accom- ChIld SUDoort . Enforcement will be strength- <br /> modations, In the same way It Is currently ened in several ways. Counties will receive <br /> bonuses for ina'eased coIIec:llon rates In AFOC <br /> . prohibited based on race, color, creed, na- cases. Courts cannot reduce support if the <br /> t10nal origin, religion, sex. marital status, and custodial parent is on AFDC unless It would <br /> so on, except that religious organizations and be an extreme hardship for the payer. Sup- <br /> youth groups may discriminate under certain port can be increased for reasonable child <br /> conditions, and owner-occupied duplexes are care costs. The guidelines cap, which has <br /> been constantfor seven years, is raised 25% <br /> exempt. for Inflation, and will be Indexed in the Mure. <br /> . <br /> iii <br /> , <br />