ID S1328

Amends shelter care hearing criteria to allow courts to issue protective orders enabling children to remain in home while requiring department safeguards, in addition to traditional shelter care placement options.

Requires courts at adjudicatory hearings to inquire about Indian child status, school enrollment efforts, and sibling placement plans, with specific documentation requirements from the department.

Establishes permanency hearings within 30 days of aggravated circumstances findings and every 12 months thereafter, with detailed permanency plan requirements including education stability, sibling visitation, and psychotropic medication reporting.

Expands case plan hearing requirements to include Indian child status inquiries, psychotropic medication review, and comprehensive documentation of sibling placement efforts and concurrent permanency goals for youth ages 14 and older.

Creates redisposition hearings within 48 hours when children under protective supervision are removed from home, requiring courts to determine whether to vest legal custody in the department based on detailed written findings similar to original adjudicatory standards.