§ 756-a. Extension of placement. (a) In any case in which the child\nhas been placed pursuant to paragraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of section\nseven hundred fifty-six of this part, the child, the person with whom\nthe child has been placed or the commissioner of social services may\npetition the court to extend such placement, as provided for in this\nsection. Such petition shall be filed at least fifteen days prior to the\nexpiration of the initial placement and at least thirty days prior to\nthe expiration of the period of any additional placement authorized\npursuant to this section, except for good cause shown, but in no event\nshall such petition be filed after the original expiration date.\n (b) The court shall conduct a permanency hearing concerning the need\nfor continuing the placement. The child, the person with whom the child\nhas been placed and the commissioner of social services shall be\nnotified of such hearing and shall have the right to be heard thereat.\n (c) The provisions of section seven hundred forty-five shall apply at\nsuch permanency hearing. If the petition is filed within thirty days\nprior to the expiration of the period of placement, the court shall\nfirst determine at such permanency hearing whether good cause has been\nshown. If good cause is not shown, the court shall dismiss the petition.\n (d) (i) At the conclusion of the first permanency hearing the court\nmay, in its discretion, order one extension of the placement for not\nmore than six months;\n (ii) At the conclusion of the second permanency hearing, the court\nmay, in its discretion, order one extension of placement for not more\nthan four months unless:\n (A) The attorney for the child, at the request of the child, seeks an\nadditional length of stay for the child in such program. If a request is\nmade pursuant to this subparagraph, the court shall determine whether to\ngrant such request based on the best interest of the child; or\n (B) The court finds that extenuating circumstances exists that\nnecessitate the child be placed out of the home.\n (d-1) If the court orders an extension of placement pursuant to\nparagraph (d) of this section, the court must consider and determine in\nits order:\n (i) where appropriate, that reasonable efforts were made to make it\npossible for the child to safely return to his or her home, or if the\npermanency plan for the child is adoption, guardianship or some other\npermanent living arrangement other than reunification with the parent or\nparents of the child, reasonable efforts are being made to make and\nfinalize such alternate permanent placement including consideration of\nappropriate in-state and out-of-state placements;\n (ii) in the case of a child who has attained the age of fourteen, (A)\nthe services needed, if any, to assist the child to make the transition\nfrom foster care to successful adulthood; and (B)(1) that the permanency\nplan developed for the child, and any revision or addition to the plan\nshall be developed in consultation with the child and, at the option of\nthe child, with up to two additional members of the child's permanency\nplanning team who are selected by the child and who are not a foster\nparent of, or case worker, case planner or case manager for, the child,\nexcept that the local commissioner of social services with custody of\nthe child may reject an individual so selected by the child if such\ncommissioner has good cause to believe that the individual would not act\nin the best interests of the child, and (2) that one individual so\nselected by the child may be designated to be the child's advisor and,\nas necessary, advocate with respect to the application of the reasonable\nand prudent parent standard;\n (iii) in the case of a child placed outside New York state, whether\nthe out-of-state placement continues to be appropriate and in the best\ninterests of the child;\n (iv) whether and when the child: (A) will be returned to the parent;\n(B) should be
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