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Subcommittee expands eligibility for Safe Baby Courts to children up to age 5
Summary
The panel voted 4–0 to advance HB 2083, which would expand eligibility for the state's Safe Baby Court program from children under 3 to children under 5, aiming to serve more families and maximize state funds.
The sponsor said HB 2083 would extend Safe Baby Court eligibility to families with children up to 5 years old (instead of 3), allowing counties not operating at capacity to reach a broader group and improve state fund effectiveness. "This expansion allows for counties who are not operating at capacity to reach a broader group of children, maximizing the effectiveness of the state funds by serving more children," the sponsor said.
Committee members offered no questions and the clerk announced the result as 4 ayes, 0 nays. The bill was advanced to full judiciary. The sponsor noted the program has expanded since 2017 to 22 fully operational sites and that priority would remain for families with children under age 3.
