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This bill addresses trauma-informed services for foster youth by requiring counties to develop and submit comprehensive plans to improve care for children and youth who have experienced severe trauma. Specifically, counties must collaborate with an interagency leadership team, including tribal representatives, to create plans describing how they will provide coordinated and timely trauma-informed services. The first plan must be submitted by January 1, 2027, with updated plans submitted every two years thereafter. Counties are required to consider recommendations from a joint interagency resolution team, which includes representatives from various state departments, and incorporate insights about placement and service options for foster children. The bill builds upon existing requirements for developing memorandums of understanding between county agencies, and aims to enhance the coordination and effectiveness of services for foster youth who have experienced severe trauma. While the bill creates new planning requirements for counties, it includes provisions to ensure that any additional costs are considered within existing funding frameworks, and does not mandate state reimbursement for these new responsibilities.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

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