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House approves pilot citizen-review boards for foster-care reviews after amendment requiring parent representation
Summary
The House passed a pilot program to shift foster-care review duties to citizen review panels (sunset 1995) and adopted an amendment requiring five members of the panel be parents. Debate focused on speed of placement, fiscal notes and the composition of the citizen panel.
The Utah House approved Senate Bill 246 to establish a pilot citizen-review process for foster-care case reviews, with a sunset provision in 1995, and adopted an amendment specifying that five members of the panel must be parents.
Sponsor remarks noted the pilot aims to speed placement decisions, involve judges and parents in reviews now handled by the Division of Family…
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