An Act to Address the Shortfalls of the Current Resource Parents' Bill of Rights Pohcy
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0594
Committee Amendment CA_A_S228 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMEND1\1ENT "A " to S P 262, L D 594, "An Act to Address the 
Shortfalls of the Current Resource Parents' Bill of Rights Pohcy" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out the title and subst1tutmg the followmg 
'Resolve, to Review the Resource Parent Bill of Rights' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out everythmg after the title and msertmg the followmg 
'Sec. 1. Department of Health and Human Services to review Resource 
Parent Bill of Rights. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services 
shall convene a stakeholder group to examme the department's Resource Parent Bill of 
Rights to ensure that foster, adoptive and kmsh1p fam1hes are adequately supported as 
active part1c1pants m the State's efforts to care for children m need of out-of-home 
placement The stakeholder group must mclude, but 1s not lumted to, department personnel 
mvolved m the child welfare system, representatives from statewide orgamzations that 
provide support services for adoptive and foste1 parents and kmsh1p fam1hes and 
representatives from a statewide orgamzat1on that advocates to improve the short-term and 
long-term outcomes for youth who are or have been m foster care and resource fam1hes 
The stakeholder group must also mclude md1v1duals from a range of different types of 
resource fam1hes, mcludmg a family that provides care to a child m the child welfare 
system, and md1v1duals that are kmsh1p fam1hes, foster parents, permanency guardians, 
adoptive parents and members of a chtld's extended birth famtly The stakeholder group 
shall examme the Resource Parent Bill of Rights to determme 1f 1t adequately ensures 
sufficient resources, supports, services, mvolvement and commumcat1on for resource 
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fam1hes The department shall submit a report with fmdmgs and recommendat10ns to the 
Jomt Standmg Committee on Health and Human Services no later than January 15, 2024' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" J~ " to S P 262, L D 594 ( $ ~ z_2.,€) 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft It reqmres the Department 
of Health and Human Services to convene a stakeholder group to examine the Resource 
Parent Bill of Rights to ensure that 1t adequately provides sufficient resources, supports, 
services and resource family involvement and commumcat1on 
The department must 
submit a report, with findings and recommendations, to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Health and Human Services no later than January 15, 2024 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved 06/02/23 ~ae 
LD594 
LR 2205(02) 
An Act to Address the Shortfalls of the Current Resource Parents' Bill of Rights Pohcy 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for BIii as Amended by Committee Amendment'~" (S 2.,2~) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost increase - General Fund 
Any addit10nal costs to the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a stakeholder group and report back 
to the legislature are expected to be mmor and can be absorbed withm existing budgeted resources 
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