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Committee votes do-pass on bill clarifying guardianship subsidy and foster-home review period
Summary
House Bill 1072, requested by the Department of Health and Human Services, clarifies that guardianship subsidy may be paid with federal or state public funds and sets a five-year review window for child-welfare history checks of foster-home applicants; the committee gave the bill a unanimous do-pass recommendation.
At a House Human Services Committee hearing, members voted to give House Bill 1072 a do-pass recommendation. The department-request bill clarifies use of public funds for guardianship subsidy and sets a five-year lookback for child-welfare history reviews of prospective or current foster-care providers.
Kelsey Bliss, licensing unit administrator for Children and Family Services at the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, testified the changes are intended for clarity and consistency with administrative practice. "As a leader in North Dakota child welfare, it's important to have…
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