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Introduced
01/18/2022
01/18/2022
In Committee
02/28/2022
02/28/2022
Crossed Over
02/23/2022
02/23/2022
Passed
03/04/2022
03/04/2022
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/12/2022
04/12/2022
Introduced Session
2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Revising payment rates for relative and nonrelative caregivers under the Relative Caregiver Program; revising and specifying room and board rates paid by the Department of Children and Families; revising fee waiver eligibility for students who are or were placed in the custody of a relative or nonrelative to include certain students; creating a tuition and fee exemption for students who enter the custody of the department after a specified age and who are reunited with their parent or parents before reaching a specified age and after spending at least 18 months in out-of-home care, etc.
AI Summary
This bill revises payment rates and eligibility for the Relative Caregiver Program and the Guardianship Assistance Program. It increases the monthly room and board rates paid to foster parents, including relative and non-relative caregivers, and provides a child care subsidy for those with children in out-of-home care. The bill also expands fee waivers for certain students who were in the custody of the Department of Children and Families or placed with a relative or non-relative. Overall, the bill aims to provide more financial support and assistance to relative and non-relative caregivers, as well as students who have been in the child welfare system.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (2)
Appropriations (Senate), Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Senate)
Last Action
Chapter No. 2022-68 (on 04/12/2022)
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