HB 2439 — technical correction; missing children

HB2439Chapter 0294 - 551R - HS Ver  of HB2439     HouseSenate Engrossed House Bill   technical correction;

missing children (now:(now:  missing children;

missing children;

requirements)  (now:   DCS;     State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session       HOUSE BILL 2439       AN ACT   amending title 8, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 8-526.01;

missing children;

required reporting)       State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session       CHAPTER   HOUSE BILL 2439     AN ACT   amending title 8, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 8-526.01;

relating to missingchild children.safety.

(a) The number of individual children who havewere runon awayrunaway atstatus leaston oncethe duringlast day of the prior reporting period.

(b) AnThe accuratenumber representation of thenew distribution of the length of time missing of all children on runaway statusepisodes initiated during the current reporting Period.period.

(c) The average number of daystimes onchildren runawayreturn statusfrom ofa allrunaway childrenepisode onduring runawaythe status.current reporting period.

(d) The number of individual children whoon haverunaway runstatus awayon morethe thanlast onceday duringof the current reporting period.

(e) TheOf agetotal care days during the reporting period, the percentage of care days associated with children on runaway status.

(f) The placementnumber locationof fromindividual whichchildren aon childrunaway ranstatus away,on includingthe alllast licensedday fosterof homes,the nonlicensedreporting kinshipperiod placements,by groupcategories homesof orlength otherof placements.time on runaway status.

(g) IfThe available, the number of individual children on runaway status whoon were, at the timelast day of running away, adjudicated as delinquent or incorrigible or were otherwise involved with the juvenilereporting justiceperiod, system.by age.

(h) The numberplacement oflocation runawayfrom childrenwhich whoa havechild beenran foundaway, duringincluding theall reportinglicensed period.foster homes, NOnLICENSED kinship placements, group homes or other placements.

(i) The number of runaway children who have returned during the reporting period.

ForFOR takenABDUCTED children,CHILDREN, allALL ofOF theTHE following:FOLLOWING:

(a) TheTHE numberNUMBER ofOF childrenINDIVIDUAL whoCHILDREN haveWHO beenWERE takenON duringABDUCTED theSTATUS reportingON period.THE LAST DAY OF THE PRIOR REPORTING PERIOD.

(b) AnThe accuratenumber representation of thechildren distributionwho ofwere theabducted length of time missing of all children taken during the current reporting period.

(c) The average number of dayschildren missingreturned ofto allcare children taken during the current reporting period.period from abducted status.

(d) The number of individual children whoon haveabducted beenstatus takenon morethe thanlast onceday duringof the current reporting period.

(e) TheOf agetotal care days during the reporting period, the percentage of childrencare whodays haveassociated beenwith taken.children on abducted status.

(f) The placementnumber locationof fromchildren whichwho awere childon wasabducted taken,status includingon allthe licensedlast fosterday homes,of nonlicensedthe kinshipreporting placements,period groupby homescategories orof otherlength placements.of time on current abducted status and by age.

(g) The number of taken children who have been found during the reporting period.

3.

For any other missing children, all of the following:

(a) The number of children who have gone missing during the reporting period.

(b) An accurate representation of the distribution of the length of time missing of all children who have gone missing during the reporting period.

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

(d) The number of children who have gone missing more than once during the reporting period.

(e) The age of children who have gone missing.

(f) The placement location from which a child has gone missing, including all licensed foster homes, nonlicensed kinship placements, group homes or other placements.

(g) The number of other missing children who have been found during the reporting period.

"Runaway"Abducted status"child" means a child who is taken, enticed or kept from the statuslawful custody of athe childdepartment or who hasanother voluntarilyperson andintentionally withoutfails consentor leftrefuses theto placementreturn locationor withoutimpedes the intentimmediate return to return.the department.

"Taken"Care child"days" means athe total number of days spent in out-of-home care for each child who haswas beenin taken,care enticedfor orat keptleast fromtwenty-four thehours custodyduring of the department. current END_STATUTEreporting Sec. 2.period.

Delayed3. repeal Section 8-526.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, is repealed from and after December 31, 2025.

"Individual children" means the count of children without counting the same child more than once.

4.

"Runaway status" means the status of a child who has voluntarily and without consent left the placement location for at least twenty-four hours without the intent to return.

END_STATUTE Sec. 2.