Enhances child welfare protections by amending definitions, improving financial literacy training, and strengthening oversight and reporting.
The bill enhances child welfare protections by amending definitions related to child fatalities and near fatalities. It mandates financial literacy training for children in care, starting at age 14, and includes budgeting and money management for those aged 17 and older. The bill also strengthens oversight by requiring the Office of the Child Advocate to review child welfare data every three years and make recommendations.
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