On January 11, 2012, Rep. John Kefalas and Sen. Linda Newall introduced HB 12-1047 – Concerning the Waiver of Non-Safety Licensing Standards for Kinship Foster Care. This summary is published here courtesy of the Colorado Bar Association’s e-Legislative Report.
The bill allows a county directory of social services, or his or her designee, to waive certain non-safety licensing standards for kinship foster care if certain conditions are met and to limit or restrict a license for kinship foster care. The state board of human services is directed to promulgate rules to define “kinship foster care” and for the waiver of certain non-safety licensing standards for kinship foster care.
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