HB 4354
Relating to necessity allowance
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- Passed House of Delegates
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- To Governor
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Bill overview
This bill establishes a system for providing clothing allowances and approved necessities to children in foster care in West Virginia. It outlines requirements for assessing a child’s needs, including an initial wardrobe evaluation and ongoing inventory updates. Funding for these allowances will be provided through various methods, such as reloadable instant cards, purchasing cards, and reimbursement to placement providers, aiming to ensure children have adequate clothing and essential items while in foster care.
Key provisions
- Establishes an initial clothing allowance of at least $375 for each child entering foster care.
- Defines ‘approved necessities’ as items beyond clothing needed for a child’s care.
- Requires a review of a child’s existing wardrobe and necessities at placement.
- Outlines payment methods including instant cards, purchasing cards, and reimbursement to placement providers.
- Mandates periodic inventory updates throughout a child’s placement.
- Creates a ‘supplemental clothing allowance’ for extraordinary needs like illness or damage to clothing.
- Specifies that the initial allowance is intended to cover immediate needs, not a complete wardrobe.
- Defines placement provider as a foster parent, kinship/relative provider, or residential care provider.
Who is affected
- Children in foster care
- Foster parents
- Kinship/relative providers
- Residential care providers
- Department of Human Services
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