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Committee advances bill to shorten foster‑care review timelines, speed permanency
Summary
Senate Bill 1090, which shortens review intervals and adjusts custody timelines to accelerate permanency decisions in foster‑care cases, was sent to the House floor with a due‑pass recommendation; a constituent described delays that prolonged foster placements.
The House Health and Welfare Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1090 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation after testimony from sponsors, a Department of Health and Welfare official and a foster parent who brought the bill forward.
Representative Healy, sponsor of SB 1090, said the measure shortens judicial review intervals and adjusts custody timelines in the Child Protective Act "so we can help every foster child into a supportive permanent home in a timelier manner." He described specific changes in the draft: the legislation shortens the time between review hearings from six…
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