H.E.A. 1310, P.L. 69 Effective: March 11, 2024 Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1310 … [Read more...] about Children in need of services
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Communication between caregivers and parents
The Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard HB 1051 authored by Rep. DeVon and sponsored by Sen. Donato on communication between caregivers and parents. The bill adds language providing supporting and facilitating two-way communication between parents and foster parents, or kinship caregivers is a state policy. On February 12th, the Indiana … [Read more...] about Communication between caregivers and parents
Children in need of services
The Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard HB 1310 authored by Rep. Lauer and sponsored by Sen. Walker and Sen. Johnson on children in need of services. The bill provides that: Champions for Children and a foster parent testified in support of the bill. The bill passed 8-0. Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1310 … [Read more...] about Children in need of services
Family and juvenile law matters
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1369 on family and juvenile law matters sponsored by Sen. Brown, Sen. Koch, and Sen. Dernulc. Author, Rep. McGuire, stated the bill prioritizes child safety and decreases the time to permanency for children in foster care. The bill provides clear and concise statutory guidelines for DCS and the courts to use when determining the … [Read more...] about Family and juvenile law matters
Children in need of services
The House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee heard HB 1310 authored by Rep. Lauer on children in need of services. The bill provides that if a child has been removed from the child’s parent for at least 12 of the most recent 22 months at the time of a periodic case review, the child’s case plan must include at least one intended permanent or long term arrangement for … [Read more...] about Children in need of services