SB24-191: Host Homes for Youth

• Establishes a new statutory framework for host home programs that provide temporary residential services to youth under 23 years of age, overseen by the state department.

• Requires host home program operators to be tax-exempt youth organizations that recruit and screen volunteers, conduct criminal history record checks on all household members 18+, perform physical home inspections, and maintain comprehensive records.

• Sets residency limits: youth under 11 require parental consent for up to 21 days; youth 11-17 may stay up to 21 days with county notification if under 15; youth 18-22 may stay longer with their own documented consent renewed every 6 months.

• Mandates programs provide case management services, minimum 60 days of aftercare, mandatory reporter training, and report data to the Homeless Management Information System by December 1, 2024 and annually thereafter.

• Prohibits licensed foster care homes approved as host homes from accepting youth placements if foster children are currently placed in the home, and excludes host homes providing services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities from these requirements.