Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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HB 472 moves to amend
Title 15 of the O.C.G.A to revise procedures concerning the removal of children
from foster care. The bill expands the option for juvenile court judges to
place children in a temporary alternate setting before removing them from their
home and placing them in foster care. The bill lays out the option and the
process for placement with fictive kin and other alternatives and also details the
court requirements and findings to perform such actions. This legislation supplements
the federal Family First Prevention Services Act. |
