The bill focuses on child placements, emphasizing the prioritization of specific individuals for child custody and the implementation of the "30 days to family" model. It amends current law to require courts to prioritize individuals who have provided foster care to a child for at least nine months before a dispositional hearing. The revised order of priority for child placement includes licensed individual foster caregivers, adult relatives, fictive kin, and other suitable placements, with a specific requirement that courts must justify any decision to place a child outside of these prioritized categories.

Additionally, the bill appropriates $275,000 for the fiscal year 2025-2026 to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to hire five new employees dedicated to child protective services. These employees will be assigned to different service areas and will be responsible for identifying and notifying adult relatives of children whose custody has been transferred, as well as implementing the practices of the "30 days to family" model. This model aims to facilitate the placement of children with family members within 30 days of entering foster care, promoting family connections and stability for children in need.