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Committee backs bill to boost postsecondary transition info for foster‑care students
Summary
A Senate committee recommended passage of House Bill 45,73 to require the Department of Human Services to electronically share information about postsecondary transition programs with the Department of Education and county boards and to ensure students in foster care receive annual informational touchpoints starting in grade 8 while protecting privacy.
A Senate committee voted to report House Bill 45,73 to the full Senate after counsel said the measure would require the Department of Human Services to provide electronic information to the West Virginia Department of Education and county boards about available postsecondary transition programs and services for students with current or former foster‑care experience.
Counsel told the committee the bill specifies examples of information that may be shared, requires county boards to ensure appropriate school personnel receive and use that information for student informational purposes beginning in grade 8, and mandates periodic informational touchpoints at least once per school year for students in grades 9–12. Counsel emphasized the bill does not permit disclosure of a student's foster‑care status in violation of state or federal privacy laws.
After the explanation there were no amendments; the vice chair moved that the bill be reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it pass. The chair called a voice vote and declared the motion adopted. The committee's vote advances the bill to the full Senate.
