Senate Bill 1108 Summary

• Expands the definition of "child only case" to include dependent children in legal custody of tribal courts or tribal child welfare agencies located in Arizona, in addition to the Department of Child Safety.

• Adds "unrelated adult" as an eligible caregiver for unlicensed kinship foster care placements when a dependent child is placed by the Department of Child Safety, tribal court, or tribal child welfare agency.

• Adds "physical or emotional harm" language to the good cause exception for failure to cooperate with child support enforcement, clarifying that cooperation may result in emotional harm to the parent, child, or caretaker relative.

• Makes technical clarifications to cash assistance eligibility provisions in Arizona Revised Statutes sections 46-101 and 46-292 relating to dependent children and needy families.