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Committee hears SB 17 to align foster‑care hearing timelines; proponents cite efficiency
Summary
Sen. Dennis Lentz told the House Human Services committee SB 17 would convert a 5‑day initial hearing to '5 working days' and move the show‑cause hearing to 21 days to match rural court schedules; Department of Public Health and Human Services supported the change as a clarity and efficiency measure.
Senator Dennis Lentz opened the House Health and Human Services hearing on Senate Bill 17, saying the measure grew from the Court System Dependency and Neglect Task Force and aims to refine the timing of early foster‑care hearings.
"This came out of the Court System Dependency and Neglect Task Force," Lentz said, adding the bill would make the existing five‑day initial hearing a five‑working‑day standard and set the show‑cause hearing at 21…
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