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Amend sec. 3, page 2, by deleting lines 7 through 10 and inserting:
“Sec. 3. 1. If the plan adopted pursuant to NRS 432B.553 for the permanent placement of a child includes a request for the appointment of a guardian for the child pursuant to sections 4 to 7, inclusive, of this act, a governmental agency, a nonprofit corporation or any interested person, including, without limitation, the agency that adopted the plan may”.
Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 24, by deleting:
“an agency that” and inserting:
“a governmental agency, nonprofit corporation or interested person who”
Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 32, by deleting “10” and inserting “20”.
Amend sec. 4, pages 2 and 3, by deleting lines 36 through 44 on page 2 and lines 1 through 14 on page 3, and inserting:
“(a) The court finds:
(1) That the proposed guardian is suitable and is not disqualified from guardianship pursuant to NRS 159.059;
(2) That the child has been in the custody of the proposed guardian for 6 months or more pursuant to a determination by a court that the child was in need of protection, unless the court waives this requirement for good cause shown;
(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, that the proposed guardian has complied with the requirements of chapter 159 of NRS; and
(4) That the burden of proof set forth in chapter 159 of NRS for the appointment of a guardian for a child has been satisfied;”.
Amend sec. 4, page 3, by deleting lines 26 and 27 and inserting:
“of the child;”.
Amend sec. 4, page 3, between lines 33 and 34, by inserting:
“3. The court may appoint as a guardian for a child pursuant to this section for not more than 6 months a person who does not satisfy the residency requirement set forth in subsection 5 of NRS 159.059 if the court determines that appointing such a person is necessary to facilitate the permanent placement of the child.”.
Amend sec. 6, page 4, by deleting lines 3 and 4 and inserting:
“1. The custody of the child by the agency which has legal custody of the child is terminated;”.
Amend sec. 6, page 4, by deleting lines 11 and 12 and inserting:
“(a) The agency which has legal custody of the child; and”.
Amend sec. 7, page 4, line 16, by deleting “may” and inserting “shall”.
Amend sec. 7, page 4, by deleting line 22 and inserting:
“3. The court shall issue an order directing the appropriate agency which provides child welfare services to file a”.
Amend sec. 7, page 4, line 28, after “4.” by inserting:
“Any motion to enforce, modify or terminate an order concerning a guardianship established pursuant to section 4 of this act must comply with the provisions set forth in chapter 159 of NRS for motions to enforce, modify or terminate orders concerning guardianships.
5.”.