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Committee sends child‑welfare timeline bill to floor to speed permanency for foster children
Summary
Senate Bill 1090 would shorten review‑hearing intervals and alter custody timelines in the Child Protective Act to accelerate permanency for foster children; the committee adopted the bill and sent it to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation after sponsors and witnesses described intended benefits and personal stories from foster parents.
The House Health and Welfare Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1090 to the House floor with a due‑pass recommendation. Sponsors said the bill changes timing provisions in the Child Protective Act to create more frequent court oversight and reduce the time children spend in unstable placements.
Representative Healy, presenting the bill, said it shortens the interval between review hearings from six months to two months in some places and adjusts custody timelines to speed case resolution. "On page 9, line 23,…
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