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Senate approves bill letting some 18‑year‑old foster youth petition to return home

Utah State Senate (2016 General Session) · February 29, 2016

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Summary

Senate Bill 79 allows certain 18‑year‑olds in foster care to petition to return home with parental involvement and a 90‑day period to seek reentry to custody if needed; sponsors said DCFS and other stakeholders helped craft the fourth substitute, and the Senate passed the measure and sent it to the House.

Senator Jackson presented Fourth Substitute Senate Bill 79 on the floor, describing it as a carefully negotiated bill that lets an 18‑year‑old who is in foster care under the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) petition the court, with parental participation, to return home. The bill includes a 90‑day…

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