Authorizes children who will be 18 or older on the date of a permanency hearing to apply to dispense with the provision of notice and copy of the hearing report

Summary

The bill amends the Family Court Act so that a child who will be 18 or older on the date of a permanency hearing can ask the court to skip sending the usual notice and hearing report, or to redact parts of the report, if it would breach confidentiality. The request must be filed at least 45 days before the hearing and the court must rule on it at least 20 days before the hearing, without delaying the hearing. This change impacts children in foster care, their attorneys, and the agencies that normally receive these documents.

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