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Guam senator advances bill to codify foster children and foster parents bill of rights
Summary
The Legislature advanced Bill 139-38 COR, which would establish statutory rights for children in foster care and protections for foster parents; author defended confidentiality and due-process language retained after agency review and moved the measure toward third reading.
The Legislature advanced Bill 139-38 COR, the Foster Children’s and Foster Parents’ Bill of Rights, after the bill’s author described the measure as a first step to codify protections for children and caregivers in Guam’s foster care system.
The bill’s author — identified on the floor as the Lady from Barovada — told colleagues the measure would establish distinct rights for foster youth, including access to safe housing, education, health care and family connection when appropriate. She said the bill also spells out rights for foster parents: transparency, access…
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