Durable legal custody; clarify jurisdiction for.
Child abuse; provide that babies born who test positive for controlled substances shall be considered.
Felonious child abuse; provide for where child tests positive at birth for certain controlled substances.
Child abuse; revise definition to include gender reassignment.
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.
Foster care and adoption; revise provisions related to per recommendations of task force.
Permanency plan; require the court to notify the Attorney General when the plan changes to adoption or termination of parental rights.
Path to permanency; provide for children in Child Protection Services.
Department of Child Protection Services; separate agency from the Department of Human Services.