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MO SB208
Bill
AI Summary
- Increases the maximum age for youth reentry into children's division custody from eighteen to twenty-one years old
- Allows juvenile officers, the children's division, or the youth themselves to petition the court for return of custody when it is in the youth's best interest
- Changes terminology from "child" to "youth" throughout the statute
- Removes reference to "division of family services" and replaces with "children's division"
- Extends the period during which custody can be maintained in the children's division until age twenty-one instead of eighteen
Legislative Description
Raises the age limit for when a youth may reenter into foster care
Last Action
Signed by Governor
6/13/2013
Committee Referrals
Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities4/3/2013
Seniors, Families and Pensions1/31/2013
Full Bill Text
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