The court may impose conditions that may include participation by the juvenile, the juvenile's parents, or legal guardian in treatment services aimed at the rehabilitation and reunification of the juvenile and the parents and reunification of the family.

Sec. 3. 15 MRSA §3315, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 752, §24, is further amended to read:

1. Right to review. Every disposition pursuant to section 3314, other than unconditional discharge, must be reviewed not less than once in every 12 months until the juvenile is discharged. The review must be made by a representative of the Department of Corrections unless the juvenile was committed to the Department of Human Services, in which case such review must be made by a representative of the Department of Human Services. A report of the review must be made in writing to the juvenile's parents, guardian or legal custodian. A copy of the report must be forwarded to the program or programs that were reviewed, and the department whose personnel made the review shall retain a copy of the report in their files. The written report must be prepared in accordance with subsection 2.

When a juvenile is placed in foster care, reviews and permanency planning hearings must be conducted in accordance with Title 22, section 4038.__The provisions of sections 4005, 4039, 4041 and chapter 1071, subchapter VI also apply in any such hearing.

Sec. 4. 15 MRSA §3315-A is enacted to read:

§3315-A.__Termination of parental rights

Whenever a juvenile has been in foster care for 15 of the most recent 22 months, Title 22, chapter 1071, subchapter VI applies.

Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §4055, sub-§1, ķA, as amended by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. D, §48 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is further amended to read:

A. One of the following conditions has been met:

(1) Custody has been removed from the parent under:

(a) Section 4035 or 4038;

(b) Title 19-A, section 1502 or 1653; or

(c) Section 3792 prior to the effective date of this chapter; or

(d)__Title 15, section 3314, subsection 1, paragraph C-1; or

(2) The petition has been filed as part of an adoption proceeding in Title 18-A, article IX; and

SUMMARY

This bill allows the court to order parents to participate in services when a child has come into Department of Human Services custody as a result of court proceedings governed by the juvenile code. The bill also brings the department into compliance with federal law.