Feb 3, 2011
On Thursday, September 30, 2010, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill that will extend support to youth in foster care who are between the ages of 18 and 21. According to Governor Schwarzenegger, the new benefits “will ensure our foster youth have...
Feb 3, 2011
Beginning on January 1, 2007, Hawaii will be the 35th state to have a booster seat law. The new law will require children between the ages of four through seven to ride in a booster seat whenever traveling in a motor vehicle. The only exemptions are if the child is...
Feb 3, 2011
On October 7, 2008, President George Bush signed into law the most significant improvement to child welfare services in over a decade. As a result of the new law (P.L. 110-351), federal Title IV-E supports are now available for states to promote kinship and...
Feb 3, 2011
Key provisions include: • State must complete homestudy within 60 days when requested by another state (additional 15 days exception may be allowed). • $1,500 per case incentive payment to the state if homestudy completed within 30 days. • Court must ensure that...
Jan 21, 2011
One of the most important bills to pass the 2005 legislative session was SB 40, SD1, HD1, which was signed into law as Act 208 and is now law. Click here to read HRS577-28. Why is this bill so important? Because it ensures that health care will be available and...
Feb 17, 2009
In 2006 the Hawaii State Legislature passed a measure that allows the Department of Human Services (DHS) to sign the driver’s license application for any child in foster care qualified to apply for a driver’s license. You can download the bill, which was signed into...
