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Missouri House advances bill to preserve pension dollars for foster children
Summary
The Missouri House adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 737 to preserve certain veteran, Social Security and railroad survivor benefits for children in foster care and to clarify placement and age definitions after a floor amendment process.
Representative (Laclede County), the bill sponsor, presented House Bill 737 and said the legislation would preserve pension and survivor benefit dollars intended for children who enter foster care. "We have a responsibility to be their voice," the sponsor said, describing the change as a move to keep funds for children when they age out of care.
The bill’s principal goal is to stop the state practice of applying certain survivor and pension payments to immediate care costs rather than holding them for a child’s later use. The sponsor said the issue…
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