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Relating to training requirements for the licensure of individual child foster care providers
Sponsored by the House Health and Human Services Committee
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: House committeeJanuary 21, 2026
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 2, 202680–10
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 10, 202637–9
- Done: To the GovernorApril 6, 2026
- Done: Signed into lawApril 7, 2026
SF 2096 became law → The same legislation passed as SF 2096, so this version was set aside. Go to SF 2096 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who want to become foster care providers will no longer have a set number of training hours required to get or renew their licenses. Instead, the Department of Health and Human Services will decide how much training a person needs based on their past experience and the needs of the child. The law also lists specific topics that must be covered during yearly training sessions.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to training requirements for the licensure of individual child foster care (foster care) providers. Under current law, an individual must complete 30 hours of foster care training offered or approved by the department of health and human services (HHS) to obtain a foster care license. HHS may waive all or a portion of an individual’s training requirements based on the individual’s relevant training and experience. HHS may also waive all or a portion of the training based on the individual’s circumstances and the circumstances of the prospective foster child. An individual licensee is also required to receive six hours of foster care training annually prior to renewal of the individual’s foster care license. An individual licensee who cannot receive annual training because of active duty military service is considered to be in compliance for foster care license training purposes. The bill eliminates current hourly requirements for foster care training for initial foster care licensure and renewals of licenses. Instead, the bill allows HHS to determine appropriate training requirements for individuals based on the relevant experience of the individual, and the circumstances of both the prospective foster child and the individual. The bill details the topics that must be included in annual training for individual licensees.
Why it matters. People seeking to become or maintain licenses as individual child foster care providers would no longer have fixed hourly training requirements for their initial licenses or renewals. Instead, the department of health and human services would determine training needs based on a person's experience and the specific circumstances of the prospective foster child. The bill also specifies the topics that must be included in the annual training for these licensees.2
Changed since by amendment H-8009; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named January 12, 2026 (as HSB 505). On January 15, 2026 it recommended passage.
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