Development Of State Permanent Placement Policy And Plan

The department shall develop a state permanent placement policy and plan for children in the state's child welfare system. The state plan must include, at a minimum: (1) a plan that includes locating a permanent home for any child that has been in foster care for more than 1 year; (2) the number of children impacted by the plan; (3) identification of priorities in placement alternatives; (4) identification of various strategies for improvement of the child welfare system and of an action plan to implement these strategies; (5) interim findings and identification of barriers to permanent placement of children and recommendations to reduce or eliminate those barriers; and (6) steps taken by the department to sustain systemic change in placement of children in out-of-home care.