HB2313 Summary

• Requires the Department of Child Safety to conduct a due diligence search within 30 days of taking a child into temporary custody to identify and notify adult relatives and persons with significant relationships with the child.

• Expands the search methods to include interviews, comprehensive records searches (employment, vehicle registration, child support, utility accounts, law enforcement, corrections records), and other means likely to identify relatives or significant relationships.

• Mandates the department provide written notice to identified relatives explaining removal, placement options, available financial assistance, foster parent licensing information, and requiring response within 30 days.

• Requires the department to file detailed documentation with the court describing search efforts, relatives identified, contact attempts, responses received, and reasons why relatives were not selected for placement.

• Obligates parents and guardians to immediately provide the department and court with names, relationships, and location information for all relatives and persons with significant relationships to the child, with ongoing updates as information becomes available.