WV HB2041

Reduces the timeframe for foster care placement protection from 18 consecutive months to 6 consecutive months, after which a foster care arrangement cannot be terminated unless specific conditions are met and termination is in the child's best interest

Removes sibling reunification as a standalone reason to terminate an existing foster care arrangement, making sibling placement permissive rather than mandatory

Requires the Department of Health and Human Resources to notify foster or adoptive parents of a child's siblings within 10 days when a child enters foster care, informing them of the child's availability for placement

Changes the department's authority regarding sibling reunification from mandatory ("shall") to discretionary ("may") when determining whether to terminate a foster care arrangement to place a child with siblings

Maintains existing protections allowing foster care termination for abuse/neglect findings, return to biological parents, foster parent consent, written request by a child age 14 or older, or court order finding a more suitable placement