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AZ SB1391
Bill
Status
2/4/2019
Primary Sponsor
Lela Alston
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona law regarding kinship foster care services for children removed from their homes and placed in department custody.
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Requires kinship foster care parents to be at least 18 years old and submit to criminal background checks and home visits by the Department of Child Safety.
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Establishes that kinship foster care parents are eligible for full foster care benefits, temporary assistance for needy families cash, and supplemental financial support.
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Provides a monthly stipend of $250 per child placed with a kinship foster care parent.
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Repeals conflicting provisions of section 8-514.03 from Laws 2018, chapter 110, section 2.
Legislative Description
Kinship foster care stipend
Repeal
Last Action
Senate HHS Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (8-0-0-0)
2/13/2019