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Committee backs shifting a larger share of certain federal benefits to conserved accounts for foster youth
Summary
The committee favorably recommended HB108 to increase the portion of specified federal survivor/disability benefits placed into conserved accounts for foster youth from the current statutory allocation toward 75%; DHHS clarified the change applies only to children receiving those federal benefits, and the sponsor said the bill would not move forward if it created an unfunded mandate.
The Health and Human Services Standing Committee voted to favorably recommend HB108, which would increase the share of certain federal benefits—chiefly Social Security survivor and disability benefits—allocated into conserved accounts for foster youth who have lost both parents.
Sponsor testimony framed the bill as restoring more of those federal benefits to the youth who receive them rather than allowing the state to retain a larger portion for general foster-care funding. The sponsor told the committee that roughly 1,464…
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