Authorizing the court to order certain conditions during child welfare shelter care hearings.

Summary

The bill mandates that when a child under five is removed from a parent, guardian, or legal custodian, a shelter‑care hearing must be held within 72 hours (excluding weekends and holidays). The court must evaluate the child’s safety, the possibility of returning home, placement options, and needed services, and may order conditions to protect the child. It targets child‑welfare cases involving young children to address a recent surge in critical incidents.

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