A bill for an act relating to child placements.

Summary

The bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to assign dedicated staff to identify and notify grandparents, aunts, uncles, adult siblings and other adult relatives when a child is taken from parental custody, unless family violence is present. It also requires courts to make a specific finding that a new placement is in the child’s best interests before ordering placement with a different caregiver if the child has been with a licensed foster parent for at least nine months. The changes aim to strengthen family connections and ensure placement decisions are clearly justified.

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