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Senate bill seeks fixed reviews for children in unlicensed congregate care; committee sends bill to the floor
Summary
Senate Bill 1035, sponsored by Senator Cindy Wintrow, would require the director of the Department of Health and Welfare to review placements of foster children in unlicensed congregate care every 14 days and assess safety, treatment needs and discharge planning. The committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Senator Cindy Wintrow presented Senate Bill 1035, a measure that would build on reforms enacted in 2024 to tighten oversight of foster children placed in unlicensed congregate care settings.
"This bill builds on the reforms that we passed last year, to help ensure that licensed facilities are able to meet the needs of foster children," Senator Wintrow said. She described the 2024 legislation (Senate Bill 1379) as having ended many placements of children in short-term rentals and other unregulated settings and said this bill clarifies the director's role in reviewing and approving congregate placements.
Under the bill as described to the committee, any child placed in an unlicensed group care setting would be subject to a…
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