IC 31-25-2-23 — Permanency roundtable duties; residential placement committee
Chapter 2. General Duties of the Department of Child Services
Bills amending this section
Section text
Sec. 23. (a) The department shall establish a permanency roundtable (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-176). The permanency roundtable shall review: (1) a child's permanency plan under IC 31-34-21-5.7 if the child is placed in a child caring institution, group home, or private secure facility; and (2) a child's permanency plan under IC 31-37-20-3 if the child is placed in a child caring institution, group home, or private secure facility; and make recommendations to the court. (b) The department shall establish a residential placement committee (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-212). The residential placement committee shall, before a case plan is approved by the local office or court, review: (1) a child's placement in a child caring institution, group home, or private secure facility under IC 31-34-15-2; and (2) a child's placement in a child caring institution, group home, or private secure facility under IC 31-37-19-1.5 if the placement is contrary to the department's recommendation under IC 31-37-17-1.4; and make recommendations to the court.
As added by P.L.48-2012, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.123-2014, SEC.8; P.L.145-2026, SEC.171.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)