H.B. 1694 Summary

• Increases the minimum monthly foster care maintenance basic board rate for resource family homes, group homes, and child-caring institutions, effective July 1, 2014 (specific amount left blank in bill text).

• Increases the maximum monthly difficulty of care rate for foster care providers, effective July 1, 2014 (specific amount left blank in bill text).

• Notes that foster care maintenance payments have remained unchanged since 1990, with the current basic board rate of $529 per month being inadequate to cover actual costs of care.

• Appropriates general revenue funds for fiscal year 2014-2015 to implement the rate increases (specific amount left blank in bill text).

• Requires the Department of Human Services to report to the Legislature before the 2015 regular session on implementation status, costs, anticipated future costs, and the number of foster children affected.