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Committee holds kinship-care bill after members question ‘allegations’ language
Summary
Members delayed House Bill 1272 (kinship caregiver approval criteria) to allow the sponsor to consider striking a clause that would have required review of prior or current "allegations" of abuse or neglect; staff and members debated whether that language duplicates existing child-protective screening.
House Bill 1272, introduced in committee on March 13, 2026, was held by the Judiciary Committee after members raised concerns about an amendment that would add new criteria for approving kinship caregivers.
Lauren, a committee staff member who explained the amendment, told the panel: "The amendments add clarifying language and some additional criteria for local department of social services to consider when determining whether to approve an individual as a kinship caregiver." The amendment…
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