An Act relative to foster care recruitment
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/15/2026 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 1/15/2026 | House | Reported on the residue of H4905↗ |
| 1/15/2026 | House | Reported from the committee on House Rules |
| 1/12/2026 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H4905↗ |
| 7/22/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 07/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-03:15 PM in A-1 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 7/11/2025 | Joint | |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J13 | Accompanied | — |
| H33 | Favorable | — |
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, annually, not later than October 31, the department of children and families shall submit a special report on its foster care campaign to recruit new foster parents to the child advocate, the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families, and persons with disabilities. The report shall be made available to the public electronically in accordance with section 19 of chapter 66. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number of new foster care parents as a result of the foster care campaign; (ii) the costs associated with such a recruitment effort; (iii) difficulties impeding the department's ability to recruit additional foster parents; and (ii) methods in which the department is recruiting foster care parents. The department may satisfy the reporting requirements of this section by providing the requested information in an annual report filed.
Section 1 is hereby repealed.
Section 2 shall take effect on December 31, 2026.
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, annually, not later than October 31, the department of children and families shall submit a special report on its foster care campaign to recruit new foster parents to the child advocate, the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on children, families, and persons with disabilities. The report shall be made available to the public electronically in accordance with section 19 of chapter 66. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the: (i) number of new foster care parents as a result of the foster care campaign; (ii) the costs associated with such a recruitment effort; (iii) difficulties impeding the department's ability to recruit additional foster parents; and (ii) methods in which the department is recruiting foster care parents. The department may satisfy the reporting requirements of this section by providing the requested information in an annual report filed. SECTION 2. Section 1 is hereby repealed. SECTION 3. Section 2 shall take effect on December 31, 2026.