Tribal Law - Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin - Tribal Law

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Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

1.25.300 Child Welfare Committee

(a) There is hereby established a Child Welfare Committee, composed of three persons designated by the Tribal Council in executive session who shall establish procedures and guidelines for the conduct of committee business. The child welfare coordinator, tribal attorney, and other staff aides designated by the committee shall serve in advisory capacities to the committee, as requested by the committee.

(b) The Child Welfare Committee shall have the authority to meet, consider the conditions of a child alleged to be in need of care, and determine whether a case commenced in another jurisdiction should be transferred to children's court or whether the Tribe should intervene in the proceeding in the other jurisdiction.

(c) By this chapter and by the resolution adopting this chapter, the Child Welfare Committee is delegated the Tribal Council's authority under 25 U.S.C. sec. 1915(c) to establish in individual cases a different order of preference than that set forth in 25 U.S.C. sec. 1915 (a) and (b).