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Committee flags foster-care fee waivers in S.123; SSI/SSDI treatment left for further testimony
Summary
S.123 includes fee waivers for individuals transitioning out of foster care up to age 23; lawmakers said this is the source of an approximately $15,000 estimate and asked DCF and JFO to provide further detail. Provisions related to SSI/SSDI discounts require additional testimony.
Senate Transportation Committee members on April 20 reviewed several sections of S.123 that would waive certain DMV fees for people transitioning out of foster care and would adjust discounts for Social Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) recipients.
A committee staff member explained that the foster-care language was spread across multiple sections of the bill and that, together, those sections account for an estimated $15,000 in fees that DCF previously paid to the DMV. The staff member said the $15,000 reflects a small population…
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