Kinship foster care; notice and appeal. (SB307)

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Progress

✓	Introduced
✓	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Kinship foster care; notice and appeal. Requires local boards of social services (local boards), upon receiving a request from a child's relative to become a kinship foster parent, to provide the relative with an application to become a kinship foster parent within 15 days. The bill requires local boards, upon denying a relative's application to become a kinship foster parent, to provide to the relative (i) a clear and specific explanation of the reasons for denial, (ii) a statement that such denial is appealable, and (iii) an explanation of the procedure for filing such appeal. The bill allows relatives to file an appeal regarding such decisions with the Commissioner of Social Services and requires the Board of Social Services to adopt certain regulations regarding the timeline of such appeals. Read the Bill »

Status

01/26/2022: passed committee

History

Date	Action
01/11/2022	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100568D
01/11/2022	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
01/14/2022	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/14/2022	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
01/20/2022	Impact statement from DPB (SB307)
01/26/2022	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)