To require a person who petitions the court in a child welfare case to provide additional information. The new information would include psychological evaluations, service reports, visitation reports, foster parent reports, medical reports, and other reports relevant to that particular court hearing.   Official Text and Analysis.

To limit the occasions when the Department is required to submit documentation to include only those reports in which the Department is recommending the child be placed with the parent after having been removed from the parent due to abuse or neglect. The substitute specifies which reports should be provided to the court in relation to specific issue areas and clarifies that the entire history of the parent is not to be provided to the court. A short title is added to name the bill the "Raphael Gomez Act".

To add a null and void clause.

To simplify legislative findings. Ensures that provisions requiring further documentation apply to all DSHS placement recommendations in dependency cases, rather than just cases in which the child is being returned to the biological parent. Adds a provision requiring original documentation supporting assertions regarding the appropriateness and qualifications of a proposed placement, including a home study or criminal background check information. Ensures that documentation regarding a child's injuries not be limited to injuries occurring while in the care of the parent. Eliminates specific references to the parent in the context of the various classes of documents that must be provided.