Creating Foster Care Facilities Improvement Fund

The purpose of this bill is to create the Foster Care Facilities Improvement Fund, to be used for the improvement and maintenance of foster care facilities and services within the state. The bill grants the Secretary of Human Services authority to make certain disbursements from the fund, pursuant to recommendations made by an advisory committee appointed by the secretary, with priority to be given to grant awards given to nonprofit organizations providing foster care services in the state for purposes of renovation, construction, and maintenance of foster care facilities.