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Committee advances bill to index infant supplement for parenting foster youth to inflation
Summary
AB 349 was passed by the committee as amended and referred to Appropriations. Sponsors said indexing the infant supplement will help parenting foster youth cover rising costs for diapers, formula and other basic needs.
Assemblymember Semler Dixon presented AB 349, which would index the infant supplement paid on behalf of parenting foster youth to inflation beginning in 2026. The author said she would accept committee amendments and described the policy as targeted to parenting foster youth who receive one of the few foster payments not already indexed to inflation.
Jill Dominguez, CEO and president of Mary's Path,…
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