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ID H0556
Bill
Status
4/5/2016
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee
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AI Summary
HB 556 Summary
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Requires judicial approval for all matters relating to child custody when the Department of Health and Welfare has legal custody, including placement determinations and changes in foster home placement.
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Mandates permanency plans and concurrent plans include identification of prospective adoptive parents when known, and requires the department to amend plans to name proposed adoptive parents as soon as they become known.
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Establishes a supervisor review process before changing a child's foster home placement if the child has been in the current placement for 60+ days, requiring consideration of placement history, school changes, and sibling separation.
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Requires written notice to foster parents at least 7 days before planned placement changes (or within 7 days after unplanned changes due to abuse or neglect), with clear statement of reasons for the change.
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Clarifies that Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) requirements are not modified or superseded by this chapter.
Legislative Description
Amends and adds to existing law to provide that consent to adoption is required from certain courts; to provide certain notice and reporting requirements; to provide requirements regarding notification to relatives; to provide for judicial approval of all matters regarding the custody of certain children; to provide additional requirements regarding case plans; to provide that certain adoptions must be sanctioned by the court; to provide for judicial approval of certain determinations and to revise and establish provisions regarding the placement priority and considerations for certain children; and to establish provisions regarding a removal and change in foster home placement.
JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS
Last Action
Reported Signed by Governor on April 5, 2016 Session Law Chapter 347 Effective: 07/01/2016
4/5/2016