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Relating to individual licensees who provide child foster care
Sponsored by the House Health and Human Services Committee
Topics:Families & human services
Same legislation: HF 373
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 21, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 21, 2023
- Done: House committeeFebruary 28, 2023
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 9, 202396–0
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 30, 2023
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 19, 202350–0
- Done: To the GovernorMay 9, 2023
- Done: Signed into lawMay 11, 2023
Signed into law 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. It also requires the department to set up an online way for foster parents to file complaints if their rights are violated. These changes create new responsibilities for the state and new rights for people providing foster care.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to individual licensees 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 licensed foster parents and new duties for HHS in relation to licensed foster parents and the ability of licensed foster parents to care for foster children. The bill also requires HHS to maintain a process that allows a licensed foster parent to file a complaint electronically relating to a violation of foster parent rights.
Senate subcommittee
Named March 14, 2023. On March 15, 2023 it recommended passage. [].
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