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Committee hears technical fixes for independent living supports and background-check rules
Summary
Senate Bill 944 would clarify that youths in independent living are not required to pay housing/support costs to the department and that individuals placed in a household by ODHS before turning 18 would not need a new background check when they remain there after turning 18.
Sen. Sarah Gelser Blue presented Senate Bill 944 to the House Early Childhood and Human Services Committee on April 24 as a committee bill that carries two technical changes: one to independent living supports and one to background-check timing for individuals in a placement household.
Gelser Blue said the bill clarifies that a youth who is in independent living will not…
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