Sec. 1. (a) Before a hearing under IC 31-37-20-2 or IC 31-37-20-3 , the probation department shall prepare a report on the progress made in implementing the dispositional decree, including the progress made in rehabilitating the child, preventing placement out-of-home, reuniting the family, or finalizing another permanency plan as approved by the court. (b) Before preparing the report required by subsection (a), the probation department shall consult a foster parent of the child about the child's progress made while in the foster parent's care. (c) If modification of the dispositional decree is recommended, the probation department shall prepare a modification report containing the information required by IC 31-37-17 and request a formal court hearing. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-4-19(d) part.]
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