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Committee advances Foster Care Plus pilot with reporting, funding in HB2; members press for accountability
Summary
The committee adopted a substitute for HB65 to codify a CYFD Foster Care Plus pilot, rename it, require clinical-assessment-based placement and reporting to the Legislature, and advance a funding request already included in HB2; committee approved the substitute 8–1 amid questions about sufficiency of funds and implementation capacity.
Lawmakers advanced a committee substitute to House Bill 65 that codifies the Foster Care Plus pilot program, clarifies clinical-assessment eligibility, adds legislative reporting and performance measures, and aligns statutory language with the model that CYFD is piloting with outside technical support.
The sponsor said the substitute ‘‘renamed this bill to be foster care plus pilot program’’ and removed a CANS assessment reference in…
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