This amendment removes the creation of a new governmental liability statute and instead adds a parental rights cause of action provision only as a subsection to the existing parental rights statute, while eliminating references to the Governmental Claims Act and modifying procedural requirements.
- Removes the bill title language about creating an exception to governmental immunity and waiving claims notice requirements, simplifying the bill's purpose statement. (Page 1, lines 2-5)
- Deletes the entire section creating a new statute (W.S. 1-39-125) that established governmental liability for violations of parental rights. (Page 1, lines 9-14)
- Changes the amendment location from creating a new statute section to amending an existing parental rights statute by adding only a new subsection (d). (Page 2, lines 2-4)
- Removes extensive amendments to the governmental immunity statutes (W.S. 1-39-104, 1-39-113, and 1-39-118) that would have added exceptions for parental rights claims. (Page 2, lines 6-21 and Page 3, lines 1-16)
- Removes language referencing the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act from the parental rights cause of action provision. (Page 3, line 21 and Page 4, line 5)
- Removes the requirement that actions under the parental rights provision not be subject to the claims procedures of W.S. 1-39-113. (Page 4, lines 4-5)
- Changes 'parent' to 'party' in the attorney fees provision, broadening who may recover fees. (Page 4, line 7)
- Renumbers the effective date section from Section 3 to Section 2. (Page 4, line 9)
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