‘(A) within 30 days after the removal of a child from the custody of the parent or parents of the child, the State shall exercise due diligence to identify and provide notice to all adult grandparents and other adult relatives of the child (including any other adult relatives suggested by the parents), subject to exceptions due to family or domestic violence, that--
‘(i) specifies that the child has been or is being removed from the custody of the parent or parents of the child;
‘(ii) explains the options the relative has under Federal, State, and local law to participate in the care and placement of the child, including any options that may be lost by failing to respond to the notice;
‘(iii) describes the requirements under paragraph (10) of this subsection to become a foster family home and the additional services and supports that are available for children placed in such a home; and
‘(iv) if the State has elected the option to make kinship guardianship assistance payments under paragraph (28) of this subsection, describes how the relative guardian of the child may subsequently enter into an agreement with the State under section 473(d) to receive the payments;
‘(B) within 90 days after the State makes a placement decision with respect to the child, the State shall provide notice of the decision and the reasons therefor to each parent of the child, each relative who has expressed to the State an interest in caring for the child, the guardian, and the guardian ad litem for the child, the attorney for the child, the attorney for each parent of the child, the child (if the child is able to express an opinion regarding placement), and the prosecutor involved; and
‘(C) the State shall establish procedures to--
‘(i) allow a person who receives a notice pursuant to subparagraph (B) to request, in writing, within 5 days after receipt of the notice, documentation of the reasons for the decision involved;
‘(ii) allow the attorney for the child to petition the court involved to review the decision; and
‘(iii) require the court to--
‘(I) commence such a review within 7 days after receipt of a petition made pursuant to clause (ii); and
‘(II) conduct such a review on the record;’.
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.6021 as Introduced in House Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2012
