Committee examines bill to let child-support payments follow children placed with kin caregivers

Senate Bill 1923, sponsored by Sen. West, would permit child-support payments to follow a child placed with kin or an authorized adult caregiver under specified temporary arrangements, such as parental-child safety placements (PCSPs) or chapter-34 authorization agreements. The committee heard testimony from a kinship caregiver advocate and family-defense attorneys and left the bill pending for further work.