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Committee advances bill to extend foster care eligibility from 21 to 23
Summary
The House Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 245 to the floor with a “do pass” recommendation after testimony from sponsors, Department of Health and Welfare staff and two former foster youth. The bill would raise the upper age of eligibility for extended foster care from 21 to 23 and is estimated to affect roughly 40 youth.
The House Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 245 to the floor with a “do pass” recommendation after sponsors and witnesses described it as a targeted way to help youth transition to adulthood.
Representative Jason Monks (R., District 22), a sponsor, told the committee that the proposal would extend the age limit in the state’s extended foster-care program from 21 to 23 so young people could finish college or trade programs with two additional years of support. Representative Alana Rubell (R., District 18), the bill’s co-sponsor, said the program is small but effective: “We anticipate there will be about 40 participants,” Rubell said, and cited research showing extended foster-care participation reduces…
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