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IN SB0286
Bill
Status
3/1/2012
Primary Sponsor
Timothy Lanane
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AI Summary
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Establishes collaborative care program for older youth (ages 18-20) aging out of foster care, allowing continuation of services through voluntary agreements approved by juvenile courts
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Repeals separate "foster care for older youth" program and consolidates related provisions into new collaborative care chapter
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Expands child fatality review system from optional county-based teams to mandatory regional teams established by the department, broadening composition and duties
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Creates new judicial expungement process for substantiated child abuse/neglect reports, allowing perpetrators to petition for expungement by clear and convincing evidence that they pose minimal future risk
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Modifies therapeutic foster family home requirements by changing from "license" to "certificate" designation and reducing maximum capacity from five to four children, with exceptions for sibling placements
Legislative Description
Department of child services.
Last Action
Signed by the Governor
3/14/2012