Child placed in foster care; clarify that youth court must be consulted before placement is revised.
Foster Parents' Bill of Rights; and Responsibilities; create and require to be provided to foster parents.
Mississippi Foster Parent's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities; create.
Foster care and adoption; revise provisions related to per recommendations of task force.
Department of Child Protection Services; separate agency from the Department of Human Services.
Chancey court; clarify authority to handle allegations of child abuse.
Path to permanency; provide for children in Child Protection Services.
Qualified residential treatment programs; authorize certain youth in Child Protection Services to be placed in.
Child Protection Services; remove from DHS and make it a separate agency.
Qualified residential treatment programs; authorize as alternative placements for children and youth in CPS custody.