Introduced
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To require government authorities determining whether to remove a child from his or her parents and place the child in foster care to give special consideration and preference to placing the child with relatives instead, unless doing so is clearly not in the child’s best interests.
Referred to the Committee on Families and Childrens Services
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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To require that exceptions to the preferred placement specified by the be because it is determined to not be in the child's best interest, rather than "clearly" not in the child's best interest; (strike the word "clearly," in other words).
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To also specify that the placement with a realitive should meet the child's "developmental, emotional and physical needs".
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Families and Human Services
