Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to individuals who provide child foster care
Topics:Families & human services
Same legislation: HF 584
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 21, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 21, 2023
- Done: House committeeFebruary 28, 2023
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 584
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 584 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 584 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The Department of Health and Human Services must tell licensed foster parents about any training that could help them care for children. This law gives foster parents new rights and responsibilities while giving the state new duties. It also requires the state to set up an online way for foster parents to file complaints if their rights are violated.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to individuals who provide child foster care. The bill requires the department of health and human services (HHS) to notify individuals licensed to provide foster care of any training the department believes would benefit the licensee in the provision of child foster care. The bill creates new rights and responsibilities for foster parents and new duties for HHS in relation to foster parents and the ability of foster parents to care for foster children. The bill also requires HHS to maintain a process that allows an individual to file a complaint electronically relating to a violation of foster parent rights.
House subcommittee
Named February 21, 2023. On February 23, 2023 it recommended amendment and passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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