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AZ SB1102
Bill
Status
1/12/2012
Primary Sponsor
Leah Landrum-Taylor
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 8-514 regarding placement of foster children in licensed homes.
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Establishes placement preference hierarchy prioritizing parents, grandparents, extended family members, and licensed foster care before group homes or residential facilities.
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Requires agencies or divisions to provide foster parents with written summaries of known information about placed children, including demographics, medical history, custody information, and family details at time of placement.
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Grants dependent children placed with relatives the same eligibility for services under Arizona Title 36, Chapter 29 as children placed with nonrelatives.
Legislative Description
Foster children; relatives; AHCCCS
Last Action
Referred to Senate PSHS Committee
1/17/2012