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SB 250 Independent living service & arrangements; require inclusion of plan for persons until 21 yrs.

Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Foster care; independent living services for persons between the ages of 18 and 21.  Establishes that children who are in foster care when they reach 18 years of age shall receive independent living services from the appropriate local board of social services or licensed child-placing agency until they reach 21 years of age. Currently, the provision of such services to children between the ages of 18 and 21 is discretionary. The bill also defines the terms "independent living services" and "independent living arrangement."


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