The money, proposed in early-stage budget drafts released this week, will help the...
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Lawmakers are earmarking $128.1 million to expand the initiative, while another $100 million would bolster foster care provider rates.Funding is just one of dozens of child welfare-related reforms that lawmakers will discuss over the next five months.
Frank, who has chaired the House Human Services Committee, said he has passed most of the child welfare bills he’s wanted to pursue, but he’s open to other suggestions. For him, much of the issue boils down to DFPS leadership, since the agency is responsible for executing community-based care and other legislative mandates.
The transition may take a different shape in San Antonio, where Democratic state Sen. José Menéndez has been exploring a hybrid program to replace Family Tapestry, the group responsible for the community-based care initiative there. The organizationwith DFPS in 2021 after state officials blasted the shelter for “unacceptable” conditions and required the facility to relocate children in its care.
But the bill has also raised concerns for some Democrats and child welfare workers who say the language is too stringent and may keep children in dangerous homes.
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