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Committee funds extension of foster care up to age 23 after HB245 signed into law
3086794 · March 26, 2025
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Summary
Following enactment of House Bill 245, the committee approved an ongoing $420,500 appropriation — $222,900 General Fund and $197,600 federal — to extend foster care assistance up to age 23 for qualifying youth.
After House Bill 245 was signed by the governor, the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal impact to extend foster care services for youth aging out of foster care from age 21 to 23.
Alex Williamson, budget and policy analyst, told the committee HB245 expanded eligibility so that foster youth who were in the system…
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