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Committee sends bill to floor tightening review of unlicensed congregate foster placements
Summary
Senate Bill 1035, sponsored by Senator Nicole LeFavour Wintrow, would build on 2024 reforms to require director-level reviews every 14 days of children placed in unlicensed congregate care settings and to specify review criteria. The committee recommended the bill be sent to the floor with a due pass.
Senator Wintrow identified herself and presented Senate Bill 1035, a proposal that builds on last year’s reforms to restrict unregulated congregate care placements. "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," she told the committee.
Wintrow said the 2024 legislation (Senate Bill 1379) had ended the practice of placing foster children in…
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