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An Act To Amend the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4003, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. AA, §3, is further amended to read:
 
3. Rehabilitation and reunification.  Give family rehabilitation and reunification priorityRequire that reasonable efforts be made to rehabilitate and reunify families as a means for protecting the welfare of children, but prevent needless delay for permanent plans for children when rehabilitation and reunification is not possible;
 
SUMMARY
This bill amends the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act to require that reasonable efforts be made to rehabilitate and reunify families as a means for protecting the welfare of children. Current law requires giving family rehabilitation and reunification priority as a means for protecting the welfare of children.