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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6324

SB 6324: Foster care

Expanding foster care and support services provisions.

Summary

  • The bill extends the provision allowing children to remain in foster care until the age of 21 while pursuing post-secondary education so long as they maintain a 2.5 grade point average and remain enrolled in school. The number of students who are eligible is limited to 50 students per year.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6324), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2006
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Debbie Regala (D-27)
Introduced
January 11, 2006 in the Senate
Last action
February 2, 2006
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6324, SSB 6324

AN ACT Relating to the authorization of continuing foster care and support services to age twenty-one and to youths in state-supervised foster care on their eighteenth birthday;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Debbie Regala (D-27)

15 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Dave Schmidt R-44Pat Thibaudeau D-43Val Stevens R-39Lisa Brown D-3Tracey Eide D-30Rosa Franklin D-29Craig Pridemore D-49Karen Keiser D-33Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Darlene Fairley D-32Phil Rockefeller D-23Ken Jacobsen D-46Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Pam Roach R-31

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 6324)
  2. Referred to Ways & Means.
  3. HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6324)
  4. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 6324)
  5. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 6324)
  6. And refer to Ways & Means.
  7. Minority; without recommendation.
  8. HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

SB 6324 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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