Relating to: notifying a child welfare agency and a parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the presence of a child in a runaway home.

Summary

The bill obligates operators of licensed runaway homes to inform a child‑welfare intake worker within hours of a child’s arrival and, if it is in the child’s best interest, to alert the child’s parent, guardian or legal custodian within six hours. If the parent does not consent to the temporary placement, a court hearing must be scheduled within 24 hours (excluding weekends and holidays). The measures aim to increase parental awareness and judicial oversight of runaway‑home placements.

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