WV HB2027

Reduces the threshold for foster care placement protection from 18 consecutive months to 15 consecutive months or 50% of the child's life, after which a foster arrangement cannot be terminated unless specific conditions are met

Removes sibling reunification as a standalone reason to terminate an established foster care arrangement, changing the department's authority from mandatory ("shall") to discretionary ("may") when placing children with siblings

Requires the Department of Health and Human Resources to notify foster or adoptive parents of siblings within 90 days when a child enters foster care, rather than the previous open-ended timeframe

Specifies that foster care termination for family reunification must be with "biological" parents, adding this clarifying language to existing law

Removes adoption-related notifications and placements from the sibling notification requirements, limiting the scope to foster care arrangements only