Committee backs clarifying changes to parental representation program funding and duties

Feb 17, 2026

The Judiciary Committee favorably recommended SB 185, which clarifies duties and contract practices for the child-welfare parental representation program and maintains that services remain subject to legislative appropriation; sponsors said the bill bases contracts on prior-year expenditures to promote fiscal responsibility.

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Senator Harper presented SB 185 to the House Judiciary Committee as a short substitute that clarifies the duties and structure of the child-welfare parental representation program.

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