Kansas HB2734 mandates expedited procedures for children under two years old in child in need of care cases, requiring permanency within 12 months.

Kansas HB2734 establishes expedited procedures for children under two years old when a petition is filed to adjudicate them as children in need of care. It mandates that such children be placed in a permanent home within 12 months of the case filing or pending status. The bill requires concurrent adjudication and dispositional hearings for these children, with a presumption against transferring the case unless good cause is shown. It also mandates that a permanency hearing be held within three months of the child's removal from home.

Kansas HB2734 mandates expedited procedures for children under two years old in child in need of care cases, requiring permanency within 12 months.

Kansas HB2734 establishes expedited procedures for children under two years old when a petition is filed to adjudicate them as children in need of care. It mandates that such children be placed in a permanent home within 12 months of the case filing or pending status. The bill requires concurrent adjudication and dispositional hearings for these children, with a presumption against transferring the case unless good cause is shown. It also mandates that a permanency hearing be held within three months of the child's removal from home.