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Committee backs bill to extend foster care support to age 23
Summary
The House Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 245 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation after testimony from sponsors, Department of Health and Welfare staff and two former foster youth. Sponsors say the change aligns with federal guidance and aims to improve outcomes for young adults aging out of care.
House Bill 245, which would extend access to foster care support from age 21 to 23, was sent to the House floor with a due‑pass recommendation after the House Health and Welfare Committee heard sponsor remarks, agency estimates and testimony from two former foster youth.
Supporters said the extra two years of foster care can improve education and employment outcomes for young people who lack family support. "Kids in foster care, they got a rough go," Representative Jason Monks, R. 22, told the committee, saying the measure gives youth more time to finish college or trade training. Representative…
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