The Senate Health and Human Resources Committee met Tuesday afternoon to advance bills related to Social Services and foster child clothing allowances.
Senate Bill 543 would require the Bureau for Social Services to create and file a formal policy manual to ensure that agencies follow the procedures approved by the legislature.
The policy manual would include all policies governing child protective services, foster care, youth care, youth services, licensing, casework standards, and other programmatic guidance used by the bureau, as a legislative rule.
The bill was sent to the full Senate with the recommendation of passage, first being reported to the Judiciary Committee.
Senate Bill 546 requires that if a foster child lacks an adequate wardrobe, their placement provider shall seek a clothing allowance to purchase clothes for the child.
The initial clothing allowance issued to the placement provider would be a minimum of $375; the child’s supplemental clothing allowance would not exceed $175 per supplement allowance.
The bill was sent to the full Senate with the recommendation of passage, first being reported to the Finance Committee.
