HB 2143 Summary

• Establishes a five-year pilot program within the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a statewide network of school- and community-based family resource centers, ending June 30, 2027.

• Creates one full-time Family Resource Center Coordinator position to coordinate family resource centers, align services across departments of education and health, and establish standards of practice and referral protocols.

• Defines family resource centers as unified single points of entry providing families with information, needs assessments, referrals, and direct delivery of family services including job training, educational support, housing assistance, child care, and parenting skills training.

• Requires departments to establish by December 1, 2023: evaluation criteria, five-year milestones, measurable performance metrics, oversight controls, and data tracking protocols compliant with state and federal laws.

• Appropriates $350,000 from general revenues for fiscal year 2022-2023 to establish the pilot program, hire the coordinator, and fund development and implementation of statewide family resource centers.