HB 395: Dependent Children

GENERAL BILL by Rizo

Dependent Children; Requires DCF & each community-based care lead agency to coordinate with certain organizations & meet quarterly for specified purpose; authorizes such meeting to be in person or via teleconference or other electronic means; requires such meetings to have formal agenda; requires department & each community-based care lead agency to make certain information available on their respective websites; requires, beginning in specified year, department & each community-based care lead agency to publish on their respective websites biannual report containing specified information; requires caregiver to provide weekly cash allowance to each child in his or her care beginning when child attains certain age; prohibits caregiver from withholding child's allowance as punishment; provides that child is not expected to use his or her allowance for certain items; provides amount of such weekly allowance.

Current Bill Version Posted: 11/12/2025 08:56 AM

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  39.4085	Goals for dependent children; responsibilities; education; Office of the Children’s Ombudsman.	Page 2 (pdf)
  409.145	Care of children; “reasonable and prudent parent” standard.	Page 3 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/12/2025	H	• Filed
  11/18/2025	H	• Referred to Human Services Subcommittee • Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Human Services Subcommittee