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State Board of Social Services; regulations; application for and use of foster care benefits. Directs the State Board of Social Services to amend its regulations by January 1, 2026, to (i) require local departments of social services to apply for federal benefits on behalf of children in foster care that they may be eligible for, (ii) prohibit the use of military survivor benefits to pay for the care and support of children in foster care that the Commonwealth is otherwise obligated to pay for, and (iii) require local departments of social services that are representative payees for children in foster care to conserve such military survivor benefits in an appropriate trust instrument or protected account that is exempt from federal asset and resource limits.
Introduced
Jan 8, 2025
Last Action
Mar 24, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 3 co
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0568)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 568 (Effective 07/01/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2457ER)
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2457)
Enrolled
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
Passed by for the day
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned sub: Social Services
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2457)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100277D
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0568)
Jackie H. Glass