SB 974: RELATING TO FOSTER CARE.
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
Current Status:
In Progress
(2025-01-29: The committee on HHS deferred the measure.)
Introduced
First Committee Review
First Chamber
Second Committee Review
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Version:
Prohibits
the Department of Human Services from using any social security income
payments, including supplemental income payments it receives on behalf of a
child under foster custody of the Department to cover the cost of foster care
services. Requires the Department of Human
Services to deposit all social security income payments received on behalf of a
child under foster custody of the Department into a savings account that shall
be made accessible to the child when the child leaves foster care custody.