Family and Children Services -January 12, 2026

Family and Children Services · January 12, 2026

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Presentation: Senate Bill 15 (Foster Youth Bill of Rights)

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Senator Walker presented Senate Bill 15, which would codify the Foster Youth Bill of Rights, require periodic updates and annual distribution by the Department of Child Services (DCS), and include youth with lived experience in the drafting process; the bill does not mandate specific wording.

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The Senate Family and Children Services committee heard testimony and advanced two child-welfare bills: Senate Bill 15 to codify a Foster Youth Bill of Rights, and Senate Bill 171 to strengthen kinship placement and increase judicial transparency; both were advanced by voice/roll call (8-0).

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