AZ SB1381

Modifies appeal procedures for Department of Child Safety (DCS) decisions by redirecting appeals from title 41, chapter 14, article 3 to title 41, chapter 6, article 10 for subsidy denials, reductions, and terminations.

Changes the timeline for requesting hearings on child welfare agency license denials, suspensions, or revocations from twenty days to twenty-five days after mailing of written notice.

Amends confidentiality provisions for special advocates (guardians ad litem) in dependency cases by replacing reference to section 41-1959 with section 8-807 for disclosure of records and information.

Updates the DCS exemption in Arizona's administrative appeals statute to specify that DCS actions under sections 8-506.01 and 8-811 are subject to appeal procedures, while other DCS actions remain exempt from standard administrative appeal rules.

Clarifies that permanent guardianship subsidy decisions are appealable under the revised title 41, chapter 6, article 10 procedures.