HB 2257
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
House: GOV DPA 4-3-0-0
HB 2257: DCS; vaccinations; child placement
Sponsor: Representative Fink, LD 27
House Engrossed
Overview
Prohibits the Department of Child Safety (DCS) from refusing to place a child in a foster
home or kinship foster home based solely on vaccination status.
History
The Office of Licensing and Regulation, a subdivision of DCS, is responsible for the licensing
and regulation of foster homes, congregate care agencies, child placing agencies and adoption
agencies (DCS Website).
Currently, when considering the placement of a child in a foster home DCS must follow a
specified order of persons for placement. DCS must also consider certain factors regarding
the best interest of the child including the caregiver's willingness and interest in performing
certain duties, the relationship between the child and the potential caregiver, the proximity
of placement to the parents' home and the strength and parenting style of the potential
caregiver (A.R.S. § 8-514).
Provisions
1. Prohibits DCS from refusing to place a child in a licensed and qualified foster home or
kinship foster home based solely on the vaccination status of the child or of the other
children or foster children living in the foster home or kinship foster home. (Sec. 1)
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