New Jersey § 9:6b-2
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 9:6b-2, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9:6b-2.
The Legislature finds and declares that: a. A child placed outside his home by the Department of Human Services, the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health and Senior Services or a board of education, or an agency
or organization with which the applicable department contracts to provide services
has certain specific rights separate from and independent of the child's parents or
legal guardian by virtue of his placement in another residential setting; b. The State has an affirmative obligation to recognize and protect these rights through
its articulation of a clear and specific bill of rights that reflects the best interests
of the child whereby the safety of the child is of paramount concern and an affirmation
by the State of its commitment to enforce these rights in order to protect and promote
the welfare of the child placed outside his home; and c. The obligation of the State to recognize and protect the rights of the child placed
outside his home shall be fulfilled in the context of a clear and consistent policy
to promote the child's eventual return to his home or placement in an alternative
permanent setting, which this Legislature has expressly declared to be in the public
interest in section 2 of the “Child Placement Review Act,” P.L.1977, c. 424 ( C.30:4C-51 ). 1 1
Expired.
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Section 9:6b-2 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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