Revises provisions relating to child welfare, including placement, visitation, and educational decision-making.
The bill revises provisions relating to child welfare, focusing on placement, visitation, and educational decision-making for children in protective custody. It mandates that children be placed with relatives or fictive kin when possible, unless there is a credible allegation of abuse by a sibling. The bill also requires courts to appoint educational decision makers for children in protective custody, who can be relatives, fictive kin, or other suitable individuals.
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