Bill Status of SB 1278   103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Task Force on Grandparents Raising their Grandchildren to conduct public hearings throughout the State regarding services needed by and available to grandparents raising their grandchildren. Provides that the Task Force shall be comprised of 10 appointed members of the General Assembly who shall serve without compensation. Requires the Department on Aging, in collaboration with the Departments of Children and Family Services, Healthcare and Family Services, and Human Services and any other relevant agencies, to issue a report to the Task Force by July 1, 2023 that assesses existing State and federal assistance programs that include the following: (1) a review of all guaranteed benefits and other available support provided to grandparents through the Department of Children and Family Services' foster care program, the Children's Health Insurance Program, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance program, and other relevant programs; (2) a review of all guaranteed benefits and other available support provided to grandparents through the Department of Human Services' Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and other relevant programs; (3) a review of all other means of grandparent-related support provided by State-funded and federally funded programs; and (4) the estimated cost to the State if grandparents were not willing to or refused to take custody of and raise their grandchildren. Requires the Task Force to submit a report to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2024 that makes recommendations on changes that should be made to services provided to grandparents raising their grandchildren through the foster care and TANF "child-only" grant programs. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/3/2023SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
  2/3/2023SenateFirst Reading
  2/3/2023SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/14/2023SenateAssigned to Health and Human Services
  2/22/2023SenatePostponed - Health and Human Services
  3/8/2023SenatePostponed - Health and Human Services
  3/10/2023SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  1/10/2024SenateRe-assigned to Health and Human Services
  3/15/2024SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die

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