Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee examines bill to let child-support payments follow children placed with kin caregivers
Summary
Senate Bill 1923 would allow child-support payments to follow a child placed with an adult caregiver under certain temporary kinship or parental-child safety placements. Witnesses described practical obstacles grandparents and kin face and urged the committee to consider administrative options.
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.
Senator Charles West told the committee the measure addresses a statutory gap in which child-support payments remain payable to the custodial parent even when a child is temporarily placed with kin. The committee…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
