ESSB 5124: Supporting guardianships and voluntary placement with nonrelative kin.
Signed into law: Chapter 221, Laws of 2023
- Sponsor
- Trudeau
- Introduced
- January 9, 2023
- Status
- C 221 L 23
- Last action
- Effective date 7/23/2023. (May 1, 2023)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Expands guardianship assistance subsidies provided by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to include children who are placed with certain nonrelative guardians. Expands placement options under a voluntary placement agreement to include "suitable persons."
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 10, 202398 yea · 0 nay
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 202348 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
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