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Senator Lang asks to hold HB 661 to craft phased plan for foster youths’ Social Security benefits
Summary
Senator Lang asked the committee to hold HB 661 after learning the agency may retain Social Security benefits for foster youth; Lang proposed an amendment to phase agency retention (25% growing to 100%) so youths leaving care retain some funds, and colleagues raised safeguards for lump-sum payments.
Senator Lang asked the committee to hold HB 661 so she could draft an amendment after learning the Department of Health and Human Services may be taking Social Security benefits from foster children when they turn 18. Lang said she wants a phased drawdown so the agency would initially hold 25% of benefits, then 50% in the next biennium, 75% thereafter, and finally 100% only after a staged transition, giving young people a "leg to stand on when they turn 18."
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