AZ HB2439

Adds Arizona Revised Statutes section 8-526.01 requiring the Department of Child Safety to report on missing children every six months (January 1 and July 1 reporting periods).

Requires reporting on runaway children including: number on runaway status, new episodes, returns from episodes, care days percentage, breakdown by length of time and age, and placement locations from which children ran away.

Requires reporting on abducted children including: number on abducted status, newly abducted children, returns to care, care days percentage, and breakdown by length of time and age.

Department must make information available within 90 days after each reporting period ends and notify the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Governor when reports are released.

Section 8-526.01 is repealed effective December 31, 2026, with the first reporting period covering January 1 through June 30, 2022.