Foster care maintenance and adoption assistance; DSS to develop options for extending payments. (SJ282)
Introduced By
Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington) with support from co-patron Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
Description
Options for extending foster care maintenance and adoption assistance payments to age 21; report. Requests the Department of Social Services to develop and present options for implementing the extension of foster care maintenance and adoption assistance payments for individuals up to 21 years of age. Read the Bill »
Status
02/19/2013: Passed the House
History
Date | Action |
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01/03/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103064D |
01/03/2013 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
02/01/2013 | Reported from Rules |
02/04/2013 | Reading waived (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2013 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/05/2013 | Reading waived (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2013 | Agreed to by Senate by voice vote |
02/11/2013 | Placed on Calendar |
02/11/2013 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
02/14/2013 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2013 | Taken up |
02/18/2013 | Passed by for the day |
02/19/2013 | Taken up |
02/19/2013 | Agreed to by House (75-Y 22-N) |
02/19/2013 | VOTE: ADOPTION (75-Y 22-N) (see vote tally) |
03/05/2013 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ282ER) |
Comments
Many foster children have special needs and receive special education services at their local school through an IEP/Individual Education Plan. Special Education students are mandated by federal law as eligible to receive education services until they are 21, UNLESS they turn 21 after the beginning of the new school year. Then they are eligible to continue receiving services until the end the school year. In Virginia, with this bill, we could be denying support to a special needs, present or former foster child, who may be trying to complete their senior year of high school. Would be great if the wording would allow foster and former foster children to receive assistance until the completion of their IEP, at the end of the school year, even if they turn 21 after the beginning of the school year.