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Committee approves substitute to update Georgia’s Foster Parent Bill of Rights
Summary
The House Judiciary (Juvenile) Committee voted unanimously to pass a substitute to HB256 that expands and clarifies the Foster Parent Bill of Rights to include private-agency caregivers, relatives and ‘fictive kin,’ formalizes an administrative grievance process and allows certified volunteer advocates to assist caregivers during DFCS administrative investigations.
A House Judiciary (Juvenile) Committee unanimously approved a substitute to HB256 that updates Georgia’s Foster Parent Bill of Rights to reflect contemporary foster-placement arrangements and to provide clearer administrative protections for caregivers.
The substitute, the sponsor said, broadens the statute beyond traditional certified foster homes to cover “foster placement” — a definition the bill uses to include foster parents, private-agency caregivers, relatives and fictive kin. The sponsor told the committee the measure does not create new juvenile‑court rights, does not change custody, and does not…
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