ID S1379

Department must file notice with court within 7 days when placing a child in a short-term rental, temporary shelter care, or congregate care setting, identifying the placement type and date.

Director of the department must grant express written approval before placing any child 12 years old or younger in these settings, with limited exceptions for sibling groups, emergency removals of children 6 and older, or when placed with a teenage mother.

Children who do not meet eligibility requirements for qualified residential treatment programs cannot be placed in short-term rentals, temporary shelter care, or congregate care settings for more than 2 weeks except in documented emergency circumstances.

Director must approve all placements exceeding 2 weeks and must reapprove continued placement at least every 2 weeks.

Act takes effect July 1, 2024.