Utah's child welfare system has undergone significant statutory changes in the past year. The Child Welfare Reform Act and settlement of a lawsuit created sweeping changes in two branches of state government and many state agencies.
Now, directors of those agencies have agreed to receive public comment on child welfare reform.Comments on individual cases should be addressed in writing, not in public testimony.
The hearing will be held Monday, Dec. 12, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Law and Justice Center, 645 S. 200 East, in Salt Lake City.
To schedule testimony, call Utah Children at 364-1182.
Listening panel members who have been invited include Kristin Brewer, Guardian Ad Litem director; Rep. Brent Haymond, R-Springville; Linda Luinstra, assistant attorney general; Mary T. Noonan, director of the Division of Family Services; and Judge Diane Wilkins, Juvenile Court judge.