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2001 SESSION

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SB 1350 Comprehensive Services Act; family assessment and planning team.

Introduced by: Patricia S. Ticer | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Comprehensive Services Act; family assessment and planning team. Requires the family assessment and planning team to provide for the participation of foster parents in the assessment, planning and implementation of services when a child has a program goal of permanent foster care or is in a long-term foster care placement. The case manager shall notify the foster parents of a troubled youth of the time and place of all assessment and planning meetings related to such youth. Such foster parents shall be given the opportunity to speak at the meeting or submit written testimony if the foster parents are unable to attend. The opinions of the foster parents shall be considered by the family assessment and planning team in its deliberations.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Comprehensive Services Act; family assessment and planning team. Requires the family assessment and planning team to provide for the participation of foster parents in the assessment, planning and implementation of services when a child has a program goal of permanent foster care or is in a long-term foster care placement. The case manager shall notify the foster parents of a troubled youth of the time and place of all assessment and planning meetings related to such youth. Such foster parents shall be given the opportunity to speak at the meeting, submit written testimony if the foster parents are unable to attend, or sign a form indicating that they have nothing to add to the record. The opinions of the foster parents shall be considered by the family assessment and planning team in its deliberations.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Comprehensive Services Act; family assessment and planning team. Requires the family assessment and planning team to provide for the participation of foster parents in the assessment, planning and implementation of services for troubled youths. The family assessment and planning team shall notify the foster parents of a troubled youth of the time and place of all assessment and planning meetings related to such youth. Such foster parents shall be given the opportunity to speak at the meeting, submit written testimony if the foster parents are unable to attend, or sign a form indicating that they have nothing to add to the record. The opinions of the foster parents shall be considered by the family assessment and planning team in its deliberations.