Arkansas Child Neglect Investigation Reform Initiative (2010)
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Dustin McDaniel, the Arkansas Attorney General, rejected the name and ballot title proposed by the initiative's sponsor in July 2009.[1]
Jeremy Peterson, a resident of Fort Smith, was the sponsor of the measure.
Goal of initiative
The ballot initiative would have required the Arkansas State Legislature to:
- Provide a clear definition of “best interests of the child."
- Allow authorities to assess a fine, or charge, state Department of Human Services employees, or any mental health professionals, when a child is unnecessarily taken from a home, or parental rights are wrongfully terminated.
- Establish language in state law that promotes "the importance of the familial bond."[1]
See also
- Arkansas signature requirements
- Arkansas 2010 ballot measures
- Arkansas State Senate
- Arkansas House of Representatives
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Arkansas
- Arkansas signature requirements
