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WV HB3182

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jonathan Kyle

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds the right to "luggage to transport the child's personal belongings" to the existing Foster Child Bill of Rights in West Virginia

  • Requires the Department of Health and Human Resources to establish and maintain a decentralized supply of luggage (suitcases, duffel bags, backpacks) for foster children being removed from homes or changing placements

  • Luggage provided to a foster child becomes the child's personal property and cannot be reclaimed by the department or retained by foster parents

  • Mandates the department track and record every instance where a trash bag is used to move a foster child's belongings, including the reason appropriate luggage was not provided

  • Requires an annual report to the Legislature summarizing trash bag usage incidents and the department's luggage inventory management practices; takes effect September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Luggage for foster care children transferred between homes

Human Services

Last Action

To House Health and Human Resources

3/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Health & Human Resources3/6/2025

Full Bill Text

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