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GA HB906
Bill
Status
Passed
5/8/2018
Primary Sponsor
Katie Dempsey
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AI Summary
- Authorizes DFCS to offer extended care youth services to youths ages 18–21 who sign a voluntary placement agreement and meet eligibility criteria such as completing secondary education, being enrolled in postsecondary/vocational programs, participating in employment programs, or being employed at least 80–120 hours per month
- Requires juvenile courts to review extended care youth services cases to determine whether services are in the child's best interest, approve transition plans, and conduct periodic review hearings at least every 12 months
- Mandates that DFCS provide caregivers, foster parents, preadoptive parents, or relatives with written information at the time of a child's placement, including school enrollment guidance, available financial assistance, medical and developmental records, court hearing schedules, and health insurance details
- Exempts personal information of foster parents and former foster parents—including home addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, financial data, and family member identities—from public disclosure under Georgia's open records law
- Establishes staggered effective dates: foster parent records protections and DHS powers/duties provisions take effect July 1, 2018, while extended care youth services provisions under Part I take effect July 1, 2020
Legislative Description
Public records; public disclosure of personal information of certain foster parents; exclude
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2018
Full Bill Text
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