FIFTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

SECOND SESSION, 2014

February 17, 2014

Mr. Speaker:

    Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 333

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

1. On page 3, line 6, strike the closing quotation mark.

     2. On page 3, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following new subsections:

          "D. When a child is taken into custody, the department shall make active efforts to determine whether the child is an Indian child as defined by the federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.

          E. If a child taken into custody is an Indian child and is alleged to be neglected or abused, the department shall give notice to the agent of the Indian child's tribe in accordance with the federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 and Section 32A-4-6 NMSA 1978."".