Enhances child welfare protections by improving reporting, financial literacy, and oversight.
This bill enhances child welfare protections by requiring the Department of Children and Families to report on various metrics, including child fatalities, educational outcomes, and financial literacy. It mandates financial literacy training for children in foster care and requires the department to conserve benefits for children receiving SSI or other federal benefits. The bill also establishes a state child fatality review team to analyze child fatalities and near fatalities, and local teams to review individual cases.
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