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Panel advances bill to speed permanency for children under 2 with technical fixes and delayed effective date
Summary
HB 2734, intended to accelerate permanency for children under age 2, was amended for statutory alignment and implementation time; the committee adopted clarifying changes and reported the bill favorably as amended.
The Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care advanced House Bill 2734, a measure aimed at shortening delays to permanency for infants and toddlers, after proponents, agency staff and the Office of Child Advocate identified implementation issues that the committee addressed by amendment.
Representative Sam Humphreys (House District 99) framed the bill around the unique vulnerability of infants and toddlers and the developmental urgency of early years, arguing that children under age 2 removed into state custody should achieve permanency within a defined, shortened timeline. “When those little ones…
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