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Committee advances bill banning use of trash bags to transport foster children’s belongings
Summary
House committee voted to move Senate Bill 1016A to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation; the bill requires DHS to maintain luggage carriers for transporting foster children’s personal effects and prohibits using trash bags.
The House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services voted to advance Senate Bill 1016A to the floor on May 1 after sponsor staff summarized the measure and committee members offered brief comments. The bill would permanently require the Department of Human Services (DHS) to maintain a supply of appropriate carriers for child‑welfare caseworkers to use when transporting a foster child’s personal effects and would prohibit DHS…
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