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Sen. Rachelle Crowe
Filed: 3/15/2021
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1553
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1553 on page 1, by |
| 3 | | replacing lines 15-17 with the following:
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| 4 | | "(a-5) A person commits aggravated endangering the life or |
| 5 | | health of a child when he or she knowingly and willfully |
| 6 | | deprives a child under the age of 18 of necessary food, |
| 7 | | shelter, health care, or supervision appropriate to the age of |
| 8 | | the child, when the person is reasonably able to make the |
| 9 | | necessary provisions and which deprivation substantially harms |
| 10 | | the child's physical, mental, or emotional health. In this |
| 11 | | subsection (a-5), the failure to provide specific medical |
| 12 | | treatment shall not alone be considered willful deprivation of |
| 13 | | health care if the person can show that the treatment would |
| 14 | | conflict with the tenets and practice of a recognized |
| 15 | | religious denomination of which the person is an adherent or |
| 16 | | member. This exception does not in any manner restrict the |
| 17 | | right of an interested party to petition the court on behalf of |
| 18 | | the best interest of the child.".
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