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Committee eases bedroom requirement for relative caregivers to speed placements
Summary
House Bill 2283 was amended and advanced after sponsors said it removes a categorical requirement that relative caregivers provide a separate bedroom, permitting shared rooms unless safety or medical reasons apply. The change is intended to facilitate placements with kin and avoid unnecessary delays.
Chairman Carringer presented House Bill 2283 and said the measure clarifies that DCS and courts should not require a relative caregiver to provide the child with a separate bedroom unless safety or medical reasons make shared placement unsafe. Carringer said the amendment clarifies that the prohibition applies to both the department and court orders and that the goal is to make kinship placements easier.
The committee adopted the amendment and voted to move the bill to full judiciary; the clerk reported 5 ayes and 0 noes. Carringer said the change was coordinated with DCS and intended simply to remove a placement barrier, not to lower safety standards.
