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An Act To Clarify the Status of a Case following the Establishment of Permanent Guardianship
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4038-B, sub-§2,  as enacted by PL 2005, c. 372, §6, is amended to read:
 
2. Subsequent permanency planning hearings.   Unless subsequent judicial reviews are not required pursuant to subsection 6 or section 4038, subsection 1-A, the District Court shall conduct a permanency planning hearing within 12 months of the date of any prior permanency planning order.
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §4038-B, sub-§6  is enacted to read:
 
6.   Permanency guardian.     If a child is placed with a permanency guardian pursuant to subsection 4, paragraph A, subparagraph (3), subsequent judicial review is not required unless a party petitions the court under this chapter to change the permanency plan.
 
SUMMARY
This bill clarifies that under the child protection laws a court does not need to review a permanency plan once a child has been placed with a permanency guardian unless a party petitions the court to change the plan.