Child Welfare Information And Services
Child welfare system - foster child records - child care. The act allows foster parents access to certain information regarding a foster child or prospective foster child, including judicial information and education records. The act requires that a county prioritize child care assistance for certified foster parents and certified kinship foster parents and for noncertified kinship care providers that provide care for children with an open child welfare case.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)