HB2447 Summary

• Establishes that the Department of Child Safety terminates on July 1, 2028, with Title 8, Chapter 4 and related statutes repealed on January 1, 2029.

• Requires the department to submit proposed child placement rate increases for child welfare agencies and group foster homes to the joint legislative budget committee at least 90 days before implementation.

• Adds "standardized hotline assessment tool" definition and requires the inspections bureau to justify any changes to these tools and submit reports to the legislative oversight committee at least 30 days before implementation.

• Modifies cannabis-related neglect provisions to require verification that a mother is a qualifying medical marijuana patient before preparing a DCS report for prenatal cannabis exposure.

• Requires the department to submit a report by November 1, 2024, detailing all child placement rate increase requests received as of January 1, 2023, and the department's justification for approval or denial of each request.