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AZ Rev Stat § 8-515.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-515.01 - Local foster care review boards; appointment; exclusions; terms; training; compensation; meetings

8-515.01.  Local foster care review boards;  appointment;  exclusions;  terms;  training;  compensation;  meetings A. The presiding judge of the juvenile court in each county shall establish local foster care review boards for the review of cases of children who are in out-of-home placement and who are the subject of a dependency action to assist in the review required pursuant to section 8-862. The judge shall establish one board for each one hundred children,  or fraction of that number. The judge may decide not to create an additional review board if the number of children assigned to a review board exceeds one hundred by fewer than fifty children. The boards shall consist of at least five regular members. The judge may appoint one alternate member for each board if deemed necessary. The alternate member shall receive the same level of access to all necessary records,  reports and data as a regular board member and shall serve on the review board in the absence of one of the regular members. Each board,  to the maximum extent feasible,  shall represent the various socioeconomic,  racial and ethnic groups of the county in which it serves. A list of the members of each local board shall be sent to the supreme court. B. The presiding judge shall not appoint a person employed by the division or the juvenile court to a local board. C. On the appointment of a new local board,  regular board members shall divide themselves by lot into three classes as nearly equal in number as possible. Members of the first class shall serve for a term of one year,  members of the second class shall serve for a term of two years and members of the third class shall serve for a term of three years. All subsequent local board members,  including alternate members,  shall serve for a term of three years,  except if a member has been appointed to fill a vacancy occasioned other than by the expiration of a full term of office. The term of each member shall expire on the third Monday in January of the appropriate year. Members shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed. In the event a vacancy occurs on the local board,  the judge shall appoint another person to serve the unexpired portion of the term. D. A person shall not remain on a local board unless the person participates in the training established pursuant to section 8-515.04. E. Each local board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman and other officers as it deems necessary. F. Local board members shall be compensated pursuant to title 38,  chapter 4,  article 2. G. Each local board shall meet,  at a place designated by the juvenile court,  as often as it deems necessary to carry out the duties of the local board. A local board shall not meet less than twice annually.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-515.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-515.02 - Case assignment; distribution of records

8-515.02.  Case assignment;  distribution of records A. The juvenile court in each county shall assign cases of children in out-of-home placement to a local board so that local boards are assigned an approximately equal number of children. In a case where a child resides in a county other than the resident county of the child's parents,  the county of the child's original jurisdiction shall maintain jurisdiction unless,  for valid reasons,  the judge of such county transfers jurisdiction. A list of the cases so assigned shall be sent to the local board and the supreme court.  B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section,  the juvenile court in each county in its discretion may assign appropriate cases of children in out-of-home placement to a local foster care review board for early review of the case plan within sixty days after the removal of the child from the child's home.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-515.04 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-515.04 - State foster care review board; members; personnel; training programs; compensation

8-515.04.  State foster care review board;  members;  personnel;  training programs;  compensation A. The state foster care review board is established within the supreme court consisting of three persons who have knowledge of the problems of foster care and who are appointed by the supreme court and of the members of the local foster care review boards who are appointed by the presiding judge of the juvenile court. In counties having only one foster care review board,  the judge shall appoint one member. In counties having more than one foster care review board,  the presiding judge of the juvenile court shall appoint to the state board only one member for every ten boards except that not more than six members may be appointed from any county. Members of the state board who are local board members shall serve terms that are coterminous with their terms as members of local review boards. Members who are appointed by the supreme court shall serve terms that are not less than two years,  nor more than five years. B. The state board shall select a chairman and a vice-chairman and any other officers it deems necessary. C. The state board shall meet no less than twice annually and more frequently on the call of the chairman or as the board determines. The supreme court may adopt reasonable rules relating to the functions and procedures of the local boards and the state board in accordance with the duties of the boards as provided in this article. The state board shall review and coordinate the activities of the local boards. D. The supreme court shall employ a coordinator and other personnel it deems necessary to carry out the duties of the state board and the local boards. Compensation for all personnel shall be determined pursuant to section 38-611. E. The state board shall establish training programs for local board members,  which shall include periodic in-service training. F. State board members shall be compensated as determined pursuant to title 38,  chapter 4,  article 2.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-516 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-516 - Supervision of foster homes; reports; review of file; progress report

8-516.  Supervision of foster homes;  reports;  review of file;  progress report A. A licensed child welfare agency shall maintain supervision of all children placed by it in foster homes and such foster homes. B. The agency's representative shall contact the foster homes and written reports of the representative's findings shall be maintained by such agency,  subject to the review of the division. C. Receiving foster homes shall be visited at least once per month. D. Regular and special foster homes shall be visited at least once every three months. E. A complete review of the placement and progress concerning a child in a foster home shall be made by the division or the agency,  if the juvenile court has awarded custody of the child to the agency,  at least every six months. The division or agency shall prepare a progress report resulting from the review,  and a copy of such report shall be sent to the juvenile court and the foster care review board. The progress report shall include: 1. An assessment of the extent to which the division or agency is accomplishing the purpose of foster care for the child as described in the case plan. 2. An assessment of the appropriateness of the case plan. 3. The length of time the child has been in foster care. 4. The number of foster home placements the child has experienced while in foster care and the length of each placement.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-517 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-517 - Withdrawal from foster home

8-517.  Withdrawal from foster home The division or agency that placed the child may withdraw a child from a foster home only when the division or agency determines that withdrawal is according to written,  specific standards and is clearly necessary for the child's interests and welfare. The division may change the placement of a child made pursuant to section 8-514.02 if the change is necessary for the child's best interests and welfare.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-518 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-518 - Central registry; change of address; marital status

8-518.  Central registry;  change of address;  marital status A. The division shall maintain a central registry of all licensed foster homes. B. All foster home parents shall report any change of their address or marital status to the division and agency.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-519 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-519 - Records and reports

8-519.  Records and reports A. Each child welfare agency shall keep records regarding the children in its care as the division prescribes and shall furnish to the division,  on request,  such additional information as the division requires. B. The department shall provide information necessary for foster care review boards to perform their statutory duties through an automated information exchange. The department and the administrative office of the courts on behalf of the state foster care review board shall enter into a data sharing agreement to govern the parameters of the automated information exchange. On the request of a foster care review board,  any record pertaining to a case assigned to such board,  kept by the division or a child welfare agency,  shall be furnished to the board. C. All records and information in the possession of the foster care review board regarding children and their parents or relatives shall be deemed confidential and shall be disclosed only pursuant to this chapter or by order of court. D. A child welfare agency shall furnish a report of each placement or withdrawal of each child to the division.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-520 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-520 - Violations; classification

8-520.  Violations;  classification Any agency,  society,  association,  institution or person,  whether incorporated or unincorporated,  and any individual acting for or in its name,  which engages in caring for children or children and adults or of placing children for care pursuant to this article,  without having first procured a license as a child welfare agency as provided in this article,  or which knowingly fails or refuses to report as required by the provisions of this article,  or which knowingly obstructs or hinders the division,  the department of economic security or the agents of either agency in the inspection or investigation of the agency,  societies,  associations,  institutions or persons under the respective agency's control or charge,  or any person knowingly violating any of the other provisions of this article is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor unless another classification is specifically prescribed in this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-521 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-521 - Independent living program; conditions; eligibility; rules; case management unit; progress reports

8-521.  Independent living program;  conditions;  eligibility;  rules;  case management unit;  progress reports A. The department or a licensed child welfare agency may establish an independent living program for youths who are the subject of a dependency petition or who are adjudicated dependent and are all of the following: 1. In the custody of the department,  a licensed child welfare agency or a tribal child welfare agency. 2. At least seventeen years of age. 3. Employed or full-time students. B. The independent living program may consist of a residential program of less than twenty-four hours a day supervision for youths under the supervision of the department through a licensed child welfare agency or a foster home under contract with the department. Under the independent living program,  the youth is not required to reside at a licensed child welfare agency or foster home. C. The director or the director's designee shall review and approve any recommendation to the court that a youth in the custody of the department be ordered to an independent living program. D. For a youth to participate in an independent living program,  the court must order such a disposition pursuant to section 8-845. E. The department of child safety,  a licensed child welfare agency or a tribal child welfare agency having custody of the youth shall provide the cost of care as required by section 8-453,  subsection A,  paragraph 9,  subdivision (b),  item (iii) for each child placed in an independent living program pursuant to this section,  except that the monthly amount provided shall not exceed the average monthly cost of purchased services for the child in the three months immediately preceding placement in an independent living program. F. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6 to carry out this section. G. The department shall provide quarterly progress reports to the court and to local foster care review boards for each youth participating in the independent living program. H. The local foster care review boards shall review at least once every six months the case of each youth participating in the independent living program. I. The department shall establish an educational case management unit within the division consisting of two case managers to develop and coordinate educational case management plans for youths participating in the independent living program and to assist youths in the program to do the following: 1. Graduate from high school. 2. Pass the statewide assessment pursuant to section 15-741. 3. Apply for postsecondary financial assistance. 4. Apply for postsecondary education.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-521.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-521.01 - Transitional independent living program

8-521.01.  Transitional independent living program A. The department may establish a transitional independent living program for persons who meet the following qualifications: 1. The person is under twenty-one years of age. 2. The person was the subject of a dependency petition,  adjudicated dependent or placed voluntarily pursuant to section 8-806. B. The department shall provide care and services that complement the person s own efforts to achieve self-sufficiency and to accept personal responsibility for preparing for and making the transition to adulthood. The care and services provided shall be based on an individualized written agreement between the department and the person. C. Care and services may be provided as follows: 1. If the person was in out-of-home placement or in the independent living program when the person became eighteen years of age,  the department may provide out-of-home placement,  independent living or other transitional living support services. 2. If the person was in out-of-home placement in the custody of the department,  a licensed child welfare agency or a tribal child welfare agency while the person was sixteen,  seventeen or eighteen years of age,  the department may provide transitional living support services.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-521.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-521.02 - Extended foster care program; requirements

8-521.02.  Extended foster care program;  requirements A. The department may establish an extended foster care program for qualified young adults. To participate in the program,  a qualified young adult must meet all of the following requirements: 1. Have been in the custody of the department as a dependent child when the young adult became eighteen years of age. 2. Be eighteen,  nineteen or twenty years of age and be one or more of the following: (a) Completing secondary education or an educational program leading to an equivalent credential or be enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational education. (b) Employed at least eighty hours a month. (c) Participating in a program or activity that promotes employment or removes barriers to employment. (d) Unable to be a full-time student or to be employed because of a documented medical condition. 3. Sign a voluntary extended foster care agreement with the department on or after the qualified young adult's eighteenth birthday and before the young adult's twenty-first birthday. B. The department shall provide a progress report every six months to the young adult administrative review panel for each qualified young adult who participates in the extended foster care program. C. The young adult administrative review panel shall review,  at least once every six months,  the qualified young adult's voluntary extended foster care case plan,  including the services and supports provided and needed to assist the young adult in the young adult's successful transition to adulthood. D. The department shall develop and coordinate educational case management plans for a qualified young adult participating in the extended foster care program to assist the qualified young adult to accomplish the following: 1. Graduate from high school. 2. Pass the statewide assessment to measure pupil achievement adopted pursuant to section 15-741. 3. Apply for postsecondary education financial assistance. 4. Apply for postsecondary education. 5. Complete postsecondary education classes.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-522 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-522 - Dependency actions; special advocate; appointment; duties; immunity

8-522.  Dependency actions;  special advocate;  appointment;  duties;  immunity A. The presiding judge of the juvenile court in each county may appoint an adult as a special advocate for a child who is the subject of a dependency action. The court shall make this appointment at the earliest possible stage in the proceedings. A child,  through the child's special advocate,  guardian ad litem or attorney,  has the right to be informed of,  to be present at and to be heard in any proceeding involving dependency or termination of parental rights. B. The supreme court shall certify special advocates pursuant to rules adopted by the court. Court rules for certification shall include compliance with qualification standards prescribed by the court. C. The appointment of the special advocate continues until the court relieves the advocate of the advocate's responsibilities or until the court dismisses the action before it. D. A special advocate serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement of expenses pursuant to guidelines prescribed by the supreme court by rule. E. A special advocate shall: 1. Meet with the child. 2. Advocate for the child's safety as the first priority. 3. Gather and provide independent,  factual information to aid the court in making its decision regarding what is in the child's best interest and in determining if reasonable efforts have been made to prevent removal of the child from the child's home or to reunite the child with the child's family. 4. Provide advocacy to ensure that appropriate case planning and services are provided for the child. 5. Perform other duties prescribed by the supreme court by rule. F. A special advocate shall have access to all documents and information regarding the child and the child's family without obtaining prior approval of the child,  the child's family or the court. All records and information the special advocate acquires,  reviews or produces may only be disclosed as provided for in section 41-1959. G. The special advocate shall receive notice of all hearings,  staffings,  investigations and other matters concerning the child. The special advocate shall have a right to participate in the formulation of any agreement,  stipulation or case plan entered into regarding the child. H. A special advocate is immune from civil or criminal liability for the advocate's acts or omissions in connection with the authorized responsibilities the special advocate performs in good faith.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-523 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-523 - Special advocate program

8-523.  Special advocate program A. The court appointed special advocate program is established in the administrative office of the supreme court. The program shall establish local special advocate programs in each county. The supreme court shall adopt rules prescribing the establishment of local programs and the minimum performance standards of these programs. B. The supreme court shall employ administrative and other personnel it determines are necessary to properly administer the program and to monitor local program performance. C. Special advocate program personnel are not civilly or criminally liable for good faith actions they take in connection with their responsibilities.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-524 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-524 - Special advocate fund

8-524.  Special advocate fund A. The court appointed special advocate fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to section 5-568. The fund is subject to annual legislative appropriation. Monies appropriated by the legislature from the court appointed special advocate fund for the court appointed special advocate program shall be used by the supreme court to operate,  improve,  maintain and enhance the program. B. A court may request fund monies by submitting a program plan and funding request to the supreme court pursuant to rules adopted by the court.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-527 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-527 - Children in out-of-home care; noninterference with regular school activities

8-527.  Children in out-of-home care;  noninterference with regular school activities The agency,  division and Arizona health care cost containment system administration in accordance with section 36-3435,  subsection B shall make every reasonable effort to not remove a child who is placed in out-of-home care from school during regular school hours for appointments,  visitations or activities not related to school.
AZ Rev Stat § 8-530 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 8 - Child Safety|§ 8-530 - Foster parents; rights

8-530.  Foster parents;  rights A. A foster parent in this state has the following rights: 1. To be treated with consideration and respect for the foster parent's personal dignity and privacy. 2. To be included as a valued member of the team that provides services to the foster child. 3. To receive support services that assist the foster parent to care for the child in the foster home,  including open and timely responses from agency personnel. 4. To be informed of all information regarding the child that will impact the foster home or family life during the care of the foster child. 5. To contribute to the permanency plan for the child in the foster home. 6. To have placement information kept confidential when it is necessary to protect the foster parent and the members of the foster parent's household. 7. To be assisted in dealing with family loss and separation when a child leaves the foster home. 8. To be informed of all agency policies and procedures that relate to the foster parent's role as a foster parent. 9. To receive training that will enhance the foster parent's skills and ability to cope as a foster parent. 10. To be able to receive services and reach personnel on a twenty-four hour,  seven days per week basis. 11. To be granted a reasonable plan for respite from the role of foster parent. 12. To confidentiality regarding issues that arise in the foster home. 13. To not be discriminated against on the basis of religion,  race,  color,  creed,  sex,  national origin,  age or physical disability. 14. To receive an evaluation on the foster parent's performance. B. This section does not establish any legally enforceable right or cause of action on behalf of any person.