California and Nevada are using a special waiver process to reach out to the most vulnerable young people who are underserved by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. This provides roughly $846 million for job training, vocational classes and career readiness services for 16 to 24-year-olds, but for youth in foster care, who have the greatest need for independent income, only 3% received these workforce development services.
Florida Senate Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs has passed Senate Bill 80, legislation that expands existing laws related to sibling and transition placements for children in out-of-home care. Multidisciplinary teams will be used to engage with families to ensure better decisions for the child, as well as FACE sheets will be developed for each child to include specific data points related to the child's case.
Kansas lawmakers are discussing House Bill 2187, which will create an Office of Child Advocate if passed. This office will be independent of the Department of Children and Families and would investigate complaints about the agency and encourage policy changes. Currently there are 13 states who have implemented an independent Office of the Child Advocate, and they can work together to track high-risk solutions.
NEW Legislation update fromVoice for Adoption advocacy can be found here.
Latest update from theHuman Rights Campaign Foundation can be found here.
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