SB 1013 — DCS; missing children; report

SB1013 - 542R - S-JudiciaryS -Ver Strike  Everything-Proposed  Senate Engrossed   Fifty-fourth  Legislature                                                 Judiciary  State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session                                                 Session S.B.    SENATE BILL 1013       AN ACT   amending title 8, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 8-526.01;

 repealing PROPOSEDsection SENATE8-526.01, AMENDMENTSArizona TORevised S.B.Statutes;

1013relating (Reference to printed bill)       Strike everything after the enactingdepartment clauseof andchild insert:safety.

"Section 1.  Title  8,  chapter(TEXT 4,OF articleBILL 4,BEGINS ArizonaON RevisedNEXT Statutes,PAGE) is  amendedBe it enacted by addingthe sectionLegislature 8-526.01,of tothe read:State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 8, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 8-526.01, to read:

definitions A.  ForA.  The eachdepartment six‑monthshall make available the FOLLOWING information on a semiannual basis by September 30 for the period beginningthat ends on Januarythe 1prior orJune July30 1,and by March 31 for the departmentperiod shallthat makeends available:on the prior December 31:

(a)  The number of children who have run away at least once for a period of more than twenty-four hours during the reporting period.

(b)  An(b)  For accurateall representationchildren ofwho were on runaway status during the reporting period, the distribution of the total length of time missingthe ofchildren allhave childrenbeen on runaway statusstatus. during the reporting Period.

(d)  The(d)  For numberall of children who haveexperienced runa awayrunaway moreepisode thanduring oncethe reporting period, how many had a prior runaway episode during the reportingcurrent period.out‑of‑home episode.

(e)  The age and race of children onwho experienced at least one runaway status.episode during the reporting period.

(f)  The placement location from which a child ran away, including all licensed foster homes, nonlicensed kinship placements, department licensed and contracted group homes or other placements.

(g)  If available, the number of children on runaway status who were, at the time of running away, adjudicated as delinquent or incorrigibleincorrigible. or were otherwise involved with the juvenile justice system.

2.  For takenabducted children, all of the following:

(a)  The number of children who have been takenabducted during the reporting period.

(b)  An(b)  For accurateall representationchildren ofwho thewere distributionabducted ofduring the lengthreporting ofperiod, timethe missingdistribution of allthe childrentotal takenlength duringof time the reportingchildren period.were abducted.

(c)  The average number of days missing of all children takenabducted during the reporting period.

(d)  The(d)  For numberall of children who havewere beenabducted takenduring morethe thanreporting onceperiod, how many had a prior abduction during the reportingcurrent period.out‑of‑home episode.

(e)  The age and race of children who havewere beenabducted taken.at least once during the reporting period.

(f)  The placement location from which a child was taken,abducted, including all licensed foster homes, nonlicensed kinship placements, department licensed and contracted group homes or other placements.

1.  Make1.  Notify the informationpresident prescribedof inthe subsectionsenate, Athe speaker of thisthe sectionhouse availableof withinrepresentatives ninetyand daysthe aftergovernor each time the endinformation prescribed in subsection A of thethis reportingsection period.is made available.

2.  Notify2.  Make the presidentdata ofprescribed thein senate,this thesection speakeravailable ofon the housedepartment's ofwebsite representativesin anda theformat governorthat eachcan timebe thedownloaded informationand prescribedthat in subsection A of this section is madeconducive available.to analysis.

1.  "Runaway1.  "Abducted status"child" means the status of a child who has voluntarilybeen andtaken, withoutenticed consentor leftkept from the placementcustody locationof without the intentdepartment. to return.

2.  "Taken2.  "Runaway child"status" means the status of a child who has beenvoluntarily taken,and enticedwithout orconsent keptleft from the custodyplacement oflocation without the department. intent END_STATUTEto Sec. 2.  Delayedreturn. repeal Section 8-526.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, is repealed from and after December 31, 2024.

Sec. 3.  InitialEND_STATUTE missingSec. 2.  Delayed childrenrepeal reportSection The8-526.01, first reporting period for which the department of child safety shall make information available pursuant to section 8‑526.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, is Junerepealed 1,from 2020and throughafter December 31, 2020."2024. Amend title to conform     EDDIE FARNSWORTH   1013FARNSWORTH E 02/10/2020 04:28 PM C:

KCBSec. 3.  Initial  missing children report The first reporting period for which the department of child safety shall make information available pursuant to section 8‑526.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, is January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021.