Arizona HB2035 amends child welfare laws to prioritize kinship foster care placements and ensure children in foster care have specific rights and.
Arizona HB2035 amends several sections of the Arizona Revised Statutes to enhance the state's child welfare system. It prioritizes placing children in foster care with relatives or extended family members, known as kinship foster care. The bill mandates that the Department of Child Safety (DCS) conduct thorough searches to identify potential kinship caregivers and notify them of the child's situation. It also requires DCS to provide information about available financial and non-financial services to kinship caregivers.
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