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Committee approves amendment to SB171 to strengthen placement stability for children in foster care
Summary
The Judiciary committee voted 12–0 to pass an amended Senate Bill 171 that adds notification, consent and confidentiality provisions and prevents courts from changing a child's placement when an adoption petitioner has been the child's placement for at least 12 months.
The Judiciary committee on Feb. 16 passed an amended version of Senate Bill 171, approving the measure 12–0 after sponsor testimony and brief committee discussion.
Senator Johnson, who explained Amendment 7 to the committee, said the change removes some temporary-custody language from the original bill and adds judge-requested notification provisions, consent rules and confidentiality safeguards intended to protect the child and…
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