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Utah's Interdisciplinary Parental Representation Pilot Program pairs parents facing child welfare cases with a social services specialist to strengthen their legal team, and this program is currently set to expire at the end of 2026. This bill would extend that deadline to December 31, 2031, and require the state to report to the legislature by October 2026 on how many grants have been awarded and whether the program has affected child welfare case outcomes. The bill would also bar anyone who recently worked for the Division of Child and Family Services, the state agency that investigates child abuse and neglect, from working for or being paid by the pilot program until one year after leaving that agency.