HB1811 Summary

• Requires the Department of Human Services to file a motion with the court before removing a child from one foster home and placing the child in another foster home for non-emergency reasons.

• Mandates the juvenile court schedule a hearing within 30 days of the motion filing, with notice to all parties including the current foster parent who may appear with counsel.

• Allows emergency removals without prior court approval if the child's health or welfare is in immediate danger, but requires the department to notify all parties within 24 hours and provide written justification within 72 hours.

• Permits non-emergency removals without a court hearing only under limited circumstances: within 30 days of initial placement, within 90 days if moving to relative/fictive kin, for sibling reunification, if the foster parent requests removal, or under Indian Child Welfare Act provisions.

• Requires the department's motion to include clearly stated reasons for removal, history of placement changes, whether the child will change schools, and whether the change will separate siblings.