2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

HB1443: Eligibility for foster care maintenance payments.

Legislative Summary

Eligibility for foster care maintenance payments. Provides that an unlicensed kinship caregiver is entitled to receive maintenance payments. Requires the department of child services (department) to calculate a maintenance payment for an unlicensed kinship caregiver in the same manner as a licensed foster parent. Allows the department to require foster care training for unlicensed kinship caregivers to receive maintenance payments.

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Bill History

1/21/2025
Authored by Representative Campbell
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Representatives Harris and Andrade added as coauthors
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Family, Children and Human Affairs(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 3

Primary Sponsor

Chris Campbell
Chris Campbell
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/14/202587.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/14/202564.1 KB