CHILD WELFARE LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT PANEL
Friday, October 17, 2025 | 9:00 AM | 445 State Capitol

1.    Committee Business

·         Call to Order

·         Approval of the minutes of the October 10, 2024, meeting

 

2.    Statutorily Required Reports

 

3.    Division of Child and Family Services Oversight and Accountability

 

4.    Guardian Ad Litem Oversight and Accountability

 

5.    Child Fatality Review

Utah Code Subsection 26B-1-507(2)(b) directs the panel to review fatality review reports for individuals who had an open case for child welfare services within one year of death or near death. The meeting will be closed for a portion of this agenda item in order for the panel to discuss the reports and agency responses. Following the closed portion of the meeting, the meeting will be reopened to the public for any further discussion and action by the panel.

·         Utah Department of Health and Human Services

·         Motion to close the meeting to the public pursuant to Utah Code Subsection 52-4-205(2)(b) for the purpose of reviewing child welfare related fatality review committee reports and agency responses.

Closed portion of meeting

·         Utah Department of Health and Human Services

·         Panel discussion

Meeting reopened to the public

·         Committee discussion/action

·         Related public comment

 

6.    Individual Child Welfare Cases

Utah Code Subsection 52-4-205(2)(b) requires the panel to close a meeting when the panel reviews and discusses an individual case, as described in Subsection 36-33-103(2). The meeting will be closed for a portion of this agenda item to discuss individual child welfare cases. Following the closed portion of the meeting, the meeting will be reopened to the public for any further discussion and action by the panel.

·         Motion to close the meeting to the public pursuant to Utah Code Subsection 52-4-205(2)(b) for the purpose of discussing individual child welfare cases

Closed portion of meeting

·         Utah Department of Health and Human Services

·         Panel discussion

Meeting reopened to the public

·         Committee discussion/action

·         Related public comment

 

7.    Other Items/Adjourn