HB 18-1319

House Bill 18-1319, also known as "Services Successful Adulthood Former Foster Youth," allows county departments of human or social services to provide support services like employment assistance, housing help, education guidance, financial management, mental health care, and substance abuse treatment to young adults who were in foster care but have aged out between 18 and 21 years old. The bill also establishes a steering committee to create recommendations for long-term support plans for these former foster youth. Since the bill has been signed into law, it is now active and its provisions are being implemented to help former foster youth transition successfully into adulthood.

Official Summary

The bill allows county departments of human or social services to extend the provision of certain services for a successful adulthood to foster care youth between the ages of 18 and 21 who have exited the foster care system (former foster care youth), including assistance with employment, housing, education, financial management, mental health care, and substance abuse treatment (services for a successful adulthood). The bill also tasks the state department of human services with establishing a former foster care youth steering committee. The purpose of the steering committee is to develop recommendations for an implementation plan that supports the long-term provision of services for a successful adulthood for former foster care youth. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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