Child Welfare Allocations Committee Composition

Child welfare allocations committee - membership composition. The act increases the number of voting members on the child welfare allocations committee (committee) who are appointed by county commissioners from 8 to 10. The act decreases the number of voting members on the committee who are appointed by the department of human services from 5 to 3. The act requires the 2 additional county commissioner appointed voting members to come from the 2 counties with the greatest percentage of the state's child welfare caseload, with one appointee coming from each county.

The act creates 2 nonvoting member positions on the committee who are appointed by the department of human services. The 2 nonvoting members must have knowledge and experience in the following areas, including but not limited to:

• Federal funding related to child welfare;
• The federal "Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018";
• Interests of individuals with a disability; or
• Interests of individuals experiencing poverty.
  (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)