HB 3205-S2.E - DIGEST
(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Provides when a child has been in out-of-home care for fifteen of the most recent twenty-two months, the court shall require the filing of a petition seeking termination of parental rights. The court may make a good cause written finding as to why filing a petition for termination of parental rights is not appropriate at this time. Any such good cause finding shall be reviewed at all subsequent motion and review hearings pertaining to the child.

Renames the children's trust of Washington the council for children and families.