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Committee advances broad child‑welfare and residential program oversight bill; provider seeks exemption for nationally accredited schools
Summary
A Senate committee reported House Bill 2880 to the full Senate after adopting a strike‑and‑insert; the bill would create licensure standards and oversight for residential and therapeutic boarding programs, expand foster‑care transparency and require background checks and critical‑incident reviews.
The Senate Health committee advanced House Bill 2880, a comprehensive child‑welfare package that would establish licensure and minimum standards for residential programs, require background checks for program staff, create a critical‑incident review team, expand transparency for foster‑care ombudsman access and add a patient‑navigator concept associated with child‑welfare court processes.
Counsel described the bill as creating licensure requirements and minimum standards addressing use of restraints, suicide‑prevention…
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