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Senate committee backs bill requiring 14‑day director reviews for foster placements in unlicensed congregate care
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1035 to the Senate floor with a "do pass" recommendation, adopting sponsor language that would require the Department of Health and Welfare director to review placements in unlicensed congregate care every 14 days.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1035 to the Senate floor with a "do pass" recommendation after sponsors and providers described the bill as a clarification that preserves restrictions on unregulated group care while ensuring licensed treatment providers can focus on clinical work.
Senator Wintrow, the bill sponsor, told the committee the measure builds on reforms enacted in 2024 that limited placements of foster children in short‑term rentals and other unregulated settings. "The bill additions include for a child placed in an unlicensed group care setting, including Airbnb, the director shall review the placement every 14 days," Senator Wintrow said. She said the…
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