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RS 31946: Committee agrees to print bill extending review period for certain residential treatment placements
Summary
Sen. Melissa Wintrow sponsored RS 31946 to clarify review timeframes after last session’s foster-care statute change; committee moved the RS to print. The RS delineates 14-day reviews for short-term placements and a 90-day review for residential treatment placements.
Sen. Melissa Wintrow, a sponsor of RS 31946, told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee the measure is intended to fix an unintended consequence from last session’s statute that required director-level review of foster placements.
"I was a cosponsor on this bill, and it was basically with the intent to make sure that we were not having foster care kids in, Airbnbs," Wintrow said.…
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