Requires DCS caseworkers to photograph children during investigations and consider their appearance in safety plans.

SB1175 mandates that Department of Child Safety caseworkers photograph children during investigations for abuse or neglect and maintain these photographs in the child's case file. When creating a safety plan for a child, caseworkers must review all photographs and consider any decline in the child's appearance or health. This provision aims to ensure that caseworkers have visual records to assess changes in a child's condition over time. The law takes effect on December 31, 2026.

Requires DCS caseworkers to photograph children during investigations and consider their appearance in safety plans.

SB1175 mandates that Department of Child Safety caseworkers photograph children during investigations for abuse or neglect and maintain these photographs in the child's case file. When creating a safety plan for a child, caseworkers must review all photographs and consider any decline in the child's appearance or health. This provision aims to ensure that caseworkers have visual records to assess changes in a child's condition over time. The law takes effect on December 31, 2026.