Foster Care
Utah 2024 General Session
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Child Welfare Placement Review Amendments [HB-198]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Child Welfare Placement Review Amendments
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
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Kinship foster care; barrier crimes. [HB-453]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Kinship foster care; barrier crimes. Allows local boards of social services or child-placing agencies to approve kinship foster care parent applicants who have been convicted of certain felony drug offenses if five years have elapsed since the date of the conviction, where under current law 10 years must have elapsed in order to be eligible for approval as a kinship foster care parent. The bill also adds exceptions for certain misdemeanor assault and battery convictions not involving a minor if five years have elapsed since the date of the conviction.
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
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Children's residential facility; Off. of Children's Ombudsman to interview children in foster care. [HB-317]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Office of the Children's Ombudsman; children's residential facility. Authorizes the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to request that the Department of Social Services, the local department of social services, a children's residential facility, or a child-placing agency grant access and provide consent to interview children in foster care who are the subject of or the complainant in an investigation. The bill also contains technical amendments. Office of the Children's Ombudsman; children's residential facility. Authorizes the Office of the Children's
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Child Abuse and Neglect - Reports and Records - Disclosure [SB-89]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a local director of a local department of social services or the Secretary of Human Services to disclose certain reports and records of child abuse and neglect within 30 days after receiving a request if certain conditions are met; requiring the Secretary to notify the State's Attorney's office of a request to disclose certain reports and records of child abuse and neglect; requiring the State's Attorney's office to be given 30 days during which the office is authorized to redact certain portions of the reports and records; etc.
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Foster care; State Bd. of Social Services to amend regulations, application for and use of benefits. [HB-75]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
State Board of Social Services; regulations; application for and use of foster care benefits. Directs the State Board of Social Services to amend its regulations by January 1, 2025, to (i) require local departments of social services to apply for federal benefits on behalf of children in foster care that they may be eligible for, (ii) prohibit the use of federal benefits to pay for the care and support of children in foster care that the Commonwealth is otherwise obligated to pay for, and (iii) require local departments of social services that are
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act to Increase Participation by the Department of Health and Human Services Regarding Federal Benefits for Which Children in the Custody of the Department May Be Eligible [HB-2078]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
An Act to Increase Participation by the Department of Health and Human Services Regarding Federal Benefits for Which Children in the Custody of the Department May Be Eligible
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Utah 2024 General Session
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Psychotropic Medication Oversight Pilot Program Amendments [HB-38]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Psychotropic Medication Oversight Pilot Program Amendments
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
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Kinship foster care; placement of child with foster parent. [SB-39]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Kinship foster care; alternative living arrangements; Parental Child Safety Placement Program established. Establishes the Parental Child Safety Placement Program to promote and support placements of children with relatives by local boards of social services in order to avoid foster care. The bill establishes the requirements for a parental child safety placement agreement, the procedure for assessing a proposed caregiver, and the process for terminating the placement.
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Foster care; DSS to establish task force to assess use of benefits. [SB-40]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Veterans ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Department of Social Services; task force; application for and use of foster care benefits; report. Directs the Department of Social Services to establish a task force with relevant stakeholders to assess the feasibility of (i) requiring local departments of social services to apply for benefits administered by the U.S. Social Security Administration or the Department of Veterans Affairs on behalf of children in foster care, (ii) prohibiting the use of federal benefits to pay for the care and support of children in foster care that the Commonwealth
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
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Kinship foster care; placement of child with foster parent. [HB-27]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Kinship foster care; alternative living arrangements; Parental Child Safety Placement Program established. Establishes the Parental Child Safety Placement Program to promote and support placements of children with relatives by local boards of social services in order to avoid foster care. The bill establishes the requirements for a parental child safety placement agreement, the procedure for assessing a proposed caregiver, and the process for terminating the placement.
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Alaska 33rd Legislature
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 60 [SCR-4]
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 60
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Alaska 33rd Legislature
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Suspend Uniform Rules For Sb 57 [HCR-3]
Suspend Uniform Rules For Sb 57
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Protect Our Youth in Foster Care [HB-860]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Protect Our Youth in Foster Care
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Alaska 33rd Legislature
Minors In Facilities Outside Ak [HB-167]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
An Act relating to the care of children in state custody placed in nonprofit institutions outside the state.
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
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The Loving Homes Act [HB-815]
[Housing ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
The Loving Homes Act
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Foster Parent Ombudsman [HB-665]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Foster Parent Ombudsman
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Expedite Child Permanency [HB-647]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Expedite Child Permanency
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Child Welfare, Soc. Serv., and DHHS Reforms [SB-625]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Child Welfare, Soc. Serv., and DHHS Reforms
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act to Establish a Navigator Position in the Department of Health and Human Services for Families and Children Involved in the Foster Care System [HB-1429]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
An Act to Establish a Navigator Position in the Department of Health and Human Services for Families and Children Involved in the Foster Care System
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
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HHS Omnibus [SB-425]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
HHS Omnibus