Senator Jacobs asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Jacobs' statement is as follows:
This Senate bill, 670, requires DHS to notify both the court and the child's court-appointed guardian of any change of placement. The notification can be given by mail, e-mail, or by other means determined by the department and the court. The notice would include the reason for change in placement, the number of times the child's placement has been changed, whether or not the child will be required to change schools, and whether or not the changes will separate or reunite siblings or affect sibling visitation.
As you know, this is a bipartisan package and has the support of DHS and the State Court Administrator. I encourage my colleagues to support this bill as well as the package. I want to thank the chair of the committee for working so hard over the last few months towards its passage.