Section 1. Section 78A-2-702 is amended to read:78A-2-702. Definitions.(1)As used in this part:(1)(a)"Attorney guardian ad litem" means an attorney employed by the office.(2)(b)"Director" means the director of the office.(3)(c)"Guardian ad litem" means an attorney guardian ad litem or a private attorney guardian ad litem.(4)(d)"Office" means the Office of Guardian ad Litem, created in Section 78A-2-802.(5)(e)"Private attorney guardian ad litem" means an attorney designated by the office in accordance with Section 78A-2-705 who is not an employee of the office.(2)Under this part the best interest of a minor shall be considered within the full context and proper application of Section 80-4-104 and other sections consistent Section 80-4-104.

Section 2. Section 78A-2-801 is amended to read:78A-2-801. Definitions.(1)As used in this part:(1)(a)"Abuse, neglect, or dependency petition" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-3-102.(2)(b)"Attorney guardian ad litem" means an attorney employed by the office.(3)(c)"Director" means the director of the office.(4)(d)"Division" means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201.(5)(e)"Guardian ad litem" means an attorney guardian ad litem or a private attorney guardian ad litem.(6)(f)"Indigent individual" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-22-102.(7)(g)"Minor" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102.(8)(h)"Office" means the Office of Guardian Ad Litem created in Section 78A-2-802.(9)(i)"Private attorney guardian ad litem" means an attorney designated by the office in accordance with Section 78A-2-705 who is not an employee of the office.(2)Under this part the best interest of a minor shall be considered within the full context and proper application of Section 80-4-104 and other sections consistent Section 80-4-104.

Section 3. Section 80-2-102 is amended to read:80-2-102. Definitions.(1)As used in this chapter: (1)(a)"Consult" means an interaction between two persons in which the initiating person:(a)(i)provides information to another person;(b)(ii)provides the other person an opportunity to respond; and(c)(iii)takes the other person's response, if any, into consideration.(2)(b)"Consumer" means a person who receives services offered by the division in accordance with this chapter.(3)(c)"Council" means the Child Welfare Improvement Council created in Section 80-2-1101.(4)(d)"Custody," with regard to the division, means the custody of a minor in the division as of the date of disposition.(5)(e)"Day-care services" means care of a child for a portion of the day which is less than 24 hours:(a)(i)in the child's own home by a responsible individual; or(b)(ii)outside of the child's home in a:(i)(A)day-care center;(ii)(B)family group home; or(iii)(C)family child care home.(6)(f)"Director" means the director of the division appointed under Section 80-2-202.(7)(g)"Division" means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201.(8)(h)"Domestic violence" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1.(9)(i)"Domestic violence services" means:(a)(i)temporary shelter, treatment, and related services provided to:(i)(A)an individual who is a victim of abuse, as defined in Section 78B-7-102; and(ii)(B)the dependent children of an individual who is a victim of abuse, as defined in Section 78B-7-102; and(b)(ii)treatment services for an individual who is alleged to have committed, has been convicted of, or has pled guilty to domestic violence.(10)(j)"Homemaking services" means the care of an individual in the individual's domicile, and help given to an individual caretaker relative to achieve improved household and family management through the services of a trained homemaker.(11)(k)"Hormonal transgender treatment" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-1-603.(12)(l)"Mutual case" means a case that is:(a)(i)opened by the division under the division's discretion and procedures;(b)(ii)opened by the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the case; and(c)(iii)accepted for investigation by a child protection team, as applicable.(13)(m)(a)(i)"Person responsible for the child's care" means the child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's care.(b)(ii)"Person responsible for the child's care" includes a person responsible for the child's care in the same home as the child, a relative's home, a group, family, or day care facility, a foster care home, or a residential institution.(14)(n)"Primary sex characteristic surgical procedure" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-67-102.(15)(o)"Secondary sex characteristic surgical procedure" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-67-102.(16)(p)"Shelter care" means the temporary care of a minor in a nonsecure facility.(17)(q)"Sibling" means a child who shares or has shared at least one parent in common either by blood or adoption.(18)(r)"Sibling visitation" means services provided by the division to facilitate the interaction between a child in division custody with the child's sibling.(19)(s)(a)(i)"Subject of the report" means a person reported under Part 6, Child Abuse and Neglect Reports.(b)(ii)"Subject of the report" includes the child who is the alleged victim of the report and the person responsible for the child's care.(20)(t)"Temporary custody" means, with regard to the division, the custody of a child from the day on which the shelter hearing described in Section 80-3-301 is held until the day on which the juvenile court enters a disposition under Section 80-3-405.(21)(u)"Transportation services" means travel assistance given to an individual with escort service, if necessary, to and from community facilities and resources as part of a service plan.(2)Under this chapter the best interest of a minor shall be considered within the full context and proper application of Section 80-4-104 and other sections consistent therewith.

Section 4. Section 80-2a-101 is amended to read:80-2a-101. Definitions.(1)"Custody" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102.(2)"Division" means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201.(3)"Friend" means an adult who:(a)has an established relationship with the child or a family member of the child; and(b)is not the parent of the child.(4)"Nonrelative" means an individual who is not a noncustodial parent or relative.(5)"Relative" means an adult who:(a)is the child's grandparent, great grandparent, aunt, great aunt, uncle, great uncle, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepparent, first cousin, stepsibling, or sibling;(b)is the first cousin of the child's parent;(c)is a permanent guardian or parent of the child's sibling; or(d)in the case of a child who is an Indian child, is an extended family member as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1903.(6)"Sibling" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102.(7)"Temporary custody" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102.(8)Under this chapter the best interest of a minor shall be considered within the full context and proper application of Section 80-4-104 and other sections consistent therewith.

Section 5. Section 80-3-102 is amended to read:80-3-102. Definitions.(1)As used in this chapter:(1)(a)"Abuse, neglect, or dependency petition" means a petition filed in accordance with this chapter to commence proceedings in a juvenile court alleging that a child is:(a)(i)abused;(b)(ii)neglected; or(c)(iii)dependent.(2)(b)"Custody" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102.(3)(c)"Division" means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201.(4)(d)"Friend" means an adult who:(a)(i)has an established relationship with the child or a family member of the child; and(b)(ii)is not the parent of the child.(5)(e)"Immediate family member" means a spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, or grandchild.(6)(f)"Relative" means an adult who:(a)(i)is the child's grandparent, great grandparent, aunt, great aunt, uncle, great uncle, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepparent, first cousin, stepsibling, or sibling;(b)(ii)is a first cousin of the child's parent;(c)(iii)is a permanent guardian or parent of the child's sibling; or(d)(iv)in the case of a child who is an Indian child, is an extended family member as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1903.(7)(g)"Sibling" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102.(8)(h)"Sibling visitation" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102.(9)(i)"Temporary custody" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102.(2)Under this chapter the best interest of a minor shall be considered within the full context and proper application of Section 80-4-104 and other sections consistent therewith.

Section 6. Section 80-4-102 is amended to read:80-4-102. Definitions.(1)As used in this chapter:(1)(a)"Division" means the Division of Child and Family Services created in Section 80-2-201.(2)(b)"Failure of parental adjustment" means that a parent or parents are unable or unwilling within a reasonable time to substantially correct the circumstances, conduct, or conditions that led to placement of their child outside of their home, notwithstanding reasonable and appropriate efforts made by the division to return the child to the home.(3)(c)"Former parent" means an individual whose legal parental rights were terminated under this chapter.(4)(d)"Petition to restore parental rights" means a petition filed in accordance with this chapter to restore the rights of a parent with regard to a child.(5)(e)"Petition for termination of parental rights" means a petition filed in accordance with this chapter to terminate the parental rights of a parent.(6)(f)"Temporary custody" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-2-102.(2)Under this chapter the best interest of a minor shall be considered within the full context and proper application of Section 80-4-104 and other sections consistent therewith.

Section 7. Effective Date.This bill takes effect on May 6, 2026.