Meeting Materials for
Foster Care Study Committee

Report:

• Final Report

August 5 Meeting – Presentations & Handouts:

• Child Welfare/Child Protection Process, Michelle Weir, Program Manager, Dept. of Health & Welfare
• Modification to IDHW Foster Care Program, Michelle Weir, Program Manager, Dept. of Health & Welfare
• Total Children in Care, Michelle Weir, Program Manager, Dept. of Health & Welfare
• Idaho Supreme Court Case on Guardianship
• Letter of Authorization to Office of Performance Evaluations
• Child Protection and Foster Care System Scope of Study

August 5 Meeting – Public Testimony:

• McCauley Survey
• Foster Care Stories

August 31 Meeting – Presentations & Handouts:

• Judge Murray Letter
• Guardian Ad Litem Subcommittee

September 12 Meeting – Presentations & Handouts:

• Division of Family and Community Services: Child Welfare Services, Gary Moore and Miren Unsworth, Dept. of Health & Welfare
• Best Interest Discussion Guide, Dept. of Health and Welfare
• Dept. of Health and Welfare’s Responses to Questions from Aug. 31 Meeting
• Correlation Between Foster Care and Juvenile Justice, Sharon Harrigfeld, Director, Idaho Dept. of Juvenile Corrections

September 30 Meeting – Presentations & Handouts:

• Additional Information from the Dept. of Health and Welfare
• Resource Parent Cooperation Agreement, Dept. of Health and Welfare
• Placement Selection Committee Standard, Dept. of Health and Welfare
• Standard for Paternity and Termination of Parental Rights, Dept. of Health and Welfare
• Determining the Best Interests of the Child, Child Welfare Information Gateway
• Preventing Child Abuse in Idaho, Roger Sherman, Executive Director, Idaho Children’s Trust Fund
• Relief Nursery Information
• Treasure Valley Children’s Relief Nursery (TVCRN) Brochure
• TVCRN 2015 Annual Report
• Preventing Need for Costly Services Later, TVCRN
• Idaho Youth in Care Bill of Rights

November 28 Meeting – Presentations & Handouts:

• Draft Legislation Definitions and Use of Terms
• Draft Legislation Court Appointment of Guardian of Minor Procedure
• Draft Legislation Procedure for Court Appointment of Guardians of an Incapacitated Person
• Draft Legislation Order of Appointment
• Draft Legislation Visitor in Guardianship Proceeding
• Draft Legislation Temporary Guardians
• Draft Legislation Proceedings for Appointment of Guardians and Conservators
• Draft Legislation 66-404A Temporary Guardians
• New Rule Visitor Reports
• New Rule Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare Evaluation Committee Reports
• Summary of Guardianship and Conservatorship Legislation
• Court Advisement of Rights
• Idaho Rules of Evidence Rule 101
• Purpose of Code X, Dept. of Health and Welfare
• Rights and Responsibilities for Parents of Children in Foster Care, Dept. of Health and Welfare
• Notice of Emergency Removal, Idaho Supreme Court
• A Parent’s Guide to Child Protective Services, Dept. of Health and Welfare
• Permanency for Your Child, Dept. of Health and Welfare
• DRRCB032 Draft Concurrent Resolution
• DRRCB033 Draft Legislation
• Marie Widmyer Letter