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Committee clears child‑welfare cleanup bill and updates to adoption and child‑placing regulations
Summary
House Bill 3654, clarifying guardian ad litem information sharing and reporting requirements, and regulatory updates for certified adoption investigators and child‑placing agencies all received favorable reports from the Family and Veterans' Services Committee.
House Bill 3654, which clarifies that appointed guardians ad litem may share information with county guardian ad litem program staff, the guardian ad litem division and the state child advocate, received a favorable report from the Family and Veterans' Services Committee.
"These changes will streamline the agency's operations and then clarify the authority that's already been used," Senator Florence summarized, citing testimony from Director Whittle of the Department of Children's Advocacy that the bill primarily aligns statute with current practice.
The bill also requires that funds for the Division of Children's Advocacy director and staff be provided in the Annual General Appropriations Act and directs the Continuum of Care Division to submit an annual report to…
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