LD 1597
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(1)__The time the child has been in foster care begins
when the child is considered to have entered foster
care as specified in section 4038, subsection 7-A,
paragraph A;

 
(2)__When a child experiences multiple exits from and
entries into foster care during the 22-month period,
all periods in foster care must be accumulated; and

 
(3)__The time in foster care does not include trial
home visits or times during which the child is a
runaway.

 
This paragraph does not apply if the department is required
to undertake reunification efforts and the department has
not provided to the family of the child such services as the
court determines to be necessary for the safe return of the
child to the child's home consistent with the time period in
the case plan;

 
B. A Within 60 days of a court order that includes a
finding of an aggravating factor and an order to cease
reunification.; or

 
C.__Within 60 days of a court finding that the child has
been abandoned.

 
The department is not required to file a termination petition if
the department has chosen to have the child cared for by a
relative or the department has documented to the court a
compelling reason for determining that filing such a petition
would not be in the best interests of the child.

 
Sec. 8. Statement of intent regarding youth services. It is the intent of the
Legislature that the Department of Human Services and the Department of
Behavioral and Developmental Services provide services to eligible
children and their families in home and community settings whenever
possible, minimizing the need for intervention by the State and
eliminating the need for parents to give up custody in order to qualify
their children for services. As appropriate to the child and family and
within existing resources, services must include assessment, health care
and case management.


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