Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 634

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Background

Title

Description: Foster care payments; limit to two children per family, and increase for children with debilitating diseases.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/08 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2001
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Roberson

Additional Author: Ellington

Code Section: A 043-0015-0017

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-15-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL NOT MAKE FOSTER CARE PAYMENTS TO ANY FOSTER PARENTS FOR THE SUPPORT OF MORE THAN TWO CHILDREN UNLESS THE CHILDREN ARE SIBLINGS; TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE FOSTER CARE MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR THE SUPPORT OF CHILDREN WITH DEBILITATING DISEASES BY 25% OF THE CURRENT AMOUNT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/01 at 18:19.

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