(1) Each county department shall maintain and update on a monthly basis a report of the number of children who have been removed from their homes and placed in the temporary custody of the county department for the preceding month. The report shall indicate whether a child who has been placed out of the home has been placed with relatives.
(2) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the state department shall submit an annual report to the joint budget committee of the general assembly no later than December 1 of each year that compiles the monthly reports of the number of children who have been placed out of the home in each county or city and county for the preceding year as required pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1438, § 11, effective July 1. L. 2017: (2) amended, (SB 17-234), ch. 154, p. 521, § 4, effective August 9.