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WV SB1036

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Brian Helton

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Human Services, Bureau for Social Services to rebase basic, special, and therapeutic foster care rates using current cost data
  • Mandates automatic annual rate adjustments tied to a recognized index such as the Employment Cost Index for Health Care & Social Assistance or the CPI-Medical index
  • Directs adjustment of therapeutic foster care and child-placing agency administrative rates to reflect current costs
  • Establishes incentive payments for foster care provider retention and placement stability
  • Creates new Article 13 in the West Virginia Code Chapter 49, designated as the Sustainable Child-Serving Workforce and Foster Care Modernization Act

Legislative Description

Creating Sustainable Child-Serving Workforce and Foster Care Modernization Act

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Last Action

To House Finance

3/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Finance3/5/2026
Finance2/24/2026
Health and Human Resources2/20/2026

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