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Committee reviews kinship licensing changes; author removes two costlier provisions after stakeholder debate
Summary
Vice Chair Anna Hansen advanced House File 14‑24 to create kinship‑specific foster home approval practices and to make licensing more responsive to relative caregivers; two contested provisions were removed after stakeholder concern about cost and safety.
Vice Chair Anna Hansen presented House File 14‑24 to create kinship‑specific foster home approval standards and to streamline licensing and supports for relative caregivers. The bill, developed with a kinship licensing task force and national standards, sought to increase timeliness, provide clearer information about available resources to relative caregivers, and prioritize access to childcare for children placed with kin.
Hansen said the bill responds to a structural shift: over 60% of foster placements in Minnesota are with relative kin, and the licensing system should be more responsive. The DE3…
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