1E Relating to human services

ARTICLE 1 - NORTHSTAR CARE FOR CHILDREN

Modifying certain requirements for the Northstar care for children program including background checks and adoption provisions; defining licensed child foster parent; modifying eligibility for foster care benefits, guardianship assistance, and adoption assistance; modifying certain reassessments, agreements, benefits, and nonfederal share for maintenance payments provisions; modifying relative custody assistance agreement financial considerations; modifying juvenile out-of-home placement plan requirements, permanency disposition orders for custody to relative, and adoption study requirement for children under guardianship of commissioner of human services; revisor's instructions; repealing the special at-risk monthly payment for at-risk children in guardianship assistance and adoption assistance provision

ARTICLE 2 - OTHER CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES PROVISIONS

Modifying certain children and family services provisions including standards of assistance special needs services and licensing requirements for group residential housing
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