Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 38, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, page 383, proviso 38.30, lines 28-33, by striking the lines in their entirety and inserting:
/ (A) If a child in foster care has been placed within the same foster home for at least 12 consecutive months and if the foster parents are willing to provide permanency through adoption for the child, the department must obtain an attachment assessment, as defined through rules or regulations promulgated by the agency, of the child and current foster parents before selecting a different adoptive placement or other alternative setting. The attachment assessment must be conducted by a qualified attachment expert. Qualified attachment experts may include individuals who can demonstrate training and or education in attachment theory, developmental psychology, and other qualifications defined through rules or regulations promulgated by the agency. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 38, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, page 383, proviso 38.30, line 35, after "child-focused" and page 384, line 4, after "child focused" by inserting:
/ or other appropriate /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 38, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, page 384, proviso 38.30, lines 6-7, by striking the lines in their entirety and inserting:
/ (C) The department must file a Termination of Parental Rights petition if a child has been in foster care for 15 of the last 22 months unless there are extenuating circumstances as defined in Section 63-7-1710 as follows:
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend sections, totals and title to conform.