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HB 1646 Comprehensive services for at-risk youth and families; eligibility for state pool of funds.

Introduced by: Richard P. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Comprehensive services for at-risk youth and families; eligibility for state pool of funds. Provides that foster care services shall include independent living services provided to a former foster child who is over the age of 18 years but who has not yet reached the age of 21 years, and that a former foster child receiving such services shall be eligible for funding through the Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families program.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Comprehensive services for at-risk youth and families; eligibility for state pool of funds. Clarifies eligibility requirements for funds from the state pool of funds for comprehensive services for at-risk youth and families, making clear that a child who has been placed through an agreement between his parents and a public agency other than the local department of social services, or who is receiving foster care services to prevent foster care placement, is eligible for funds from the state pool.