Committee backs three‑year CYFD foster‑care stabilization pilot for high‑need children
The Senate Health & Public Affairs Committee recommended House Bill 65, a three‑year CYFD pilot to fund a 'foster care plus' stabilization program contracting clinical experts to stabilize placements and avoid office/hotel stays; committee voted in favor 9‑0 after questioning on scope, cultural safeguards and data.
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House Bill 65, introduced to the Senate Health & Public Affairs Committee, would codify a three‑year funding line to contract clinicians to create a foster care stabilization pilot aimed at keeping children in state custody in home‑like placements and reducing crisis‑driven office and hotel stays.
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