HB2454 amends section 8-514.07 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, concerning kinship foster care. The bill specifies that the Department of Child Safety (DCS) must file documentation with the court at each review and report hearing or permanency planning hearing regarding attempts made to identify and notify a child's kinship caregivers within 30 days of the child being taken into temporary custody. This expands the existing requirement, which previously applied only to the initial search and subsequent hearings, to also include each review and report or permanency planning hearing after the child is taken into temporary custody. The bill also makes technical changes to the current law.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 8-514.07
House Engrossed Version: 8-514.07
Chaptered Version: 8-514.07