HB 12-1047 Summary

• County directors of social services may approve waivers of non-safety licensing standards for kinship foster care entities at their discretion, provided the waiver concerns only non-safety standards defined by state board rule.

• Waivers may only be approved if the safety and well-being of children receiving care is not compromised and the waiver request is submitted in writing.

• County directors may limit or restrict licenses issued to kinship foster care entities or require compliance agreements to ensure child safety and well-being, independent of waiver approvals.

• Kinship foster care entities may not appeal denials of waiver requests.

• The state board must promulgate rules defining non-safety licensing standards that may be waived, circumstances where waivers do not apply, and the meaning of "kinship foster care" for purposes of this statute.