Committee hears sweeping child‑welfare package; panel adopts targeted amendments and schedules further drafting
Senate Bill 42, a broad child‑welfare package including CARA implementation, Families First provisions and worker protections, drew extensive committee discussion and a series of adopted drafting amendments.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee spent extended time on Senate Bill 42, an omnibus child‑welfare package that would implement the Children’s Addiction Recovery Act (CARA), move some programs to the Department of Health, seek Families First Prevention Act approval from the federal government, require strategic planning for foster-care services, and strengthen confidentiality and worker-protection provisions.
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