Proyectos de ley › 91.ª Asamblea General
Requiring the department of health and human services to pay for the costs of a child’s placement in shelter care
Dónde está ahora
- Hecho: Presentado20 de enero de 2026
- Hecho: Subcomité20 de enero de 2026
- Se detuvo: Comité de la CámaraMurió al terminar la Asamblea General
- Sigue: Lo aprueba la Cámara
- Sigue: Comité del SenadoEmbudo: antes del 20 de marzo de 2026
- Sigue: Lo aprueba el Senado
- Sigue: A gobernador(a)
- Sigue: Firmado como ley
Murió al terminar la sesión La sesión de 2026 terminó el 3 de mayo de 2026, la última sesión ordinaria de la Asamblea General. Los proyectos que no pasaron por ambas cámaras murieron. ¿Qué es el embudo (funnel)?
Qué contiene
Resumen con IA Currently, if the state does not pay the full cost of a child's temporary shelter care, the child's home county must pay the difference. This bill changes that rule so the Department of Health and Human Services must pay for all shelter care costs. The department will also update its official rules to show they are responsible for these payments. (Todavía no está traducido al español.)1
Lea la explicación oficial (en inglés)
“Shelter care” is the temporary care of a child in a physically unrestricting facility at any time between the child’s initial contact with juvenile authorities and the final judicial disposition of the child’s case. Under current law, if the department of health and human services (HHS) is not authorized to pay all of the costs of a child’s shelter care placement, then the child’s custodial parent’s county of residence shall pay for the difference between the actual and allowable costs of the shelter care and the amount HHS paid to the shelter care provider. This bill requires HHS to pay all costs for a child’s shelter care and requires HHS to amend its rules to reflect HHS’s responsibility to pay the costs of shelter care.
House subcommittee
Named January 20, 2026. On January 28, 2026 it recommended passage.
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