H.B. 8 Enrolled

CHILD PROTECTION TEAM MEETINGS
2005 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Aaron Tilton

LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends Child and Family Services provisions regarding child protection team
meetings.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
. extends the child protection team meeting deadline for certain protective
supervision cases;
. addresses what a team may do at the meeting; and
. makes technical changes.
Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
62A-4a-202.8, as enacted by Chapter 326, Laws of Utah 2003

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 62A-4a-202.8 is amended to read:
62A-4a-202.8. Child protection team meeting -- Timing.
(1) [If] Subject to Subsection (2), if the division files a petition under [Subsection
78-3a-305 (1) or (2) but does not take the child into protective custody] Section 78-3a-305 , the
division shall convene a child protection team meeting [within 24 hours of the filing, excluding

weekends and holidays,] to:
(a) review the circumstances [regarding] of the filing of the petition; and [to]
(b) develop or review implementation of a safety plan to protect the child from further
abuse [or], neglect, or dependency.
(2) The child protection team meeting required under Subsection (1) shall be held within
the shorter of:
(a) 14 days of the day on which the petition is filed under Section 78-3a-305 if the
conditions of Subsection (2)(b) or (c) are not met;
(b) 24 hours of the filing of the petition under Section 78-3a-305 , excluding weekends
and holidays, if the child who is the subject of the petition will likely be taken into protective
custody unless there is an expedited hearing and services ordered under the protective
supervision of the court; or
(c) 24 hours after receipt of a child into protective custody, excluding weekends and
holidays, if the child is taken into protective custody as provided in Section 62A-4a-202.3 .
[(2)] (3) The child protection team shall include as many persons under Subsection
62A-4a-202.3 (6)(b) as appropriate.
[(3)] (4) At its meeting the child protection team shall review the complete child
protective services and foster care history of the child and the child's parents and siblings.