SB 1361 Summary

• Consolidates multiple Department of Child Safety (DCS) reporting requirements by eliminating separate biannual reports on kinship foster care, housing assistance, and independent living programs, and instead requires this information be included in a single comprehensive semiannual report to state leaders.

• Eliminates the requirement for the Office of Child Welfare Investigations to submit an annual report on criminal conduct allegations and joint investigations, consolidating this reporting into the annual DCS report instead.

• Removes redundant reporting requirements from sections 8-462 (housing assistance), 8-514.03 (kinship foster care), and 8-521 (independent living program) that previously mandated separate submissions to the governor and legislature.

• Repeals section 8-818 in its entirety, eliminating an outdated reporting provision.

• Modifies section 8-526 to establish a unified reporting framework that requires quarterly caseload data, semiannual program metrics, and annual summary information on criminal investigations, kinship placements, housing assistance, and independent living participants.