Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.).
Summary
The bill requires the state Department of Social Services to set up a kinship family approval system by Jan. 1, 2028, allowing relatives, extended family members and Indian‑child family members to become approved caregivers. Counties must inform these families of their options and courts may place children with them even without prior approval if safety is assured. It also adds kinship families to those who can access a child’s school records and makes false applications a misdemeanor.
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