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Read More State legislation Sneha Barve 1/2/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 1/2/25 Connecticut Legislation- SB 45 (2014) Outlines data sharing requirements for school districts providing education to foster youth and requires a review of their educational files to determine if the child is eligible for special education services. Read More State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 California Legislation- Education Code §49069.3-5 Requires a sending school to transfer both the student and their records within two business days of notification that the student will be transferring. Each school must have a point of contact to promptly handle these transfers, and the county education agency must coordinate information about student transfers in foster care between these points of contact to ensure transfers occur quickly and smoothly. Read More State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 Kentucky Legislation- HB 33 (2017) Mandates data sharing between child welfare agencies and schools when students enter the state’s foster care system. Schools must be notified of the child’s status as a student in foster care, who is caring for the child, and who is authorized to visit and pick up the child. Read More State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 Maryland Legislation- SB 592 (2021) Requires the State Dept. of Ed. to report educational statistics for students in foster care, including those related to school stability, special education, attendance, and discipline. Read More State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 Connecticut Legislation- HB 6705 (2013) Requires the Departments of Education and Children and Families to annually track the academic progress of each child in state custody, from prek-12, and submit a report to the achievement gap task force. Read More State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 Colorado Legislation- HB 1374 (2022) Lists requirements for what must be included in data-sharing requirement between the state Depts. of Ed & Human Services, including specific, measurable goals, and requires a report with the data to be published. Read More State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 California Legislation- Education Code §49085 Requires the collection and sharing of data related to the educational outcomes and experiences of students in foster care. Read More State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 Arizona Legislation- SB 1205 (2023) Requires the Department of Child Safety to report data, including but not limited to information related to best interest determinations for children in foster care. Read More State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 Rhode Island Legislation- PL 298 (2021) Requires school superintendents to complete an annual report on the progress and status of foster care youth in their school(s). The report must identify the number of children in foster care in each school as well as data related to academic performance, discipline, absenteeism, and special education services. If the report demonstrates that youth in foster care are disproportionately failing to meet academic standards or subject to school discipline, then the superintendent must develop a remediation plan and include that plan in the report. Read More Steven Jessen-Howard 12/10/24 Steven Jessen-Howard 12/10/24 California Judicial Council Briefing on Information Sharing The Judicial Council Briefing on Information Sharing outlines federal and state laws that require the inclusion of educational information in a child's case plan while also protecting the privacy of these records. Read More State legislation Steven Jessen-Howard 12/6/24 State legislation Steven Jessen-Howard 12/6/24 Michigan Legislation- HB 4677 (2024) MI HB 4677(2024): Law that requires the child welfare and education departments to provide an annual report with data about students in foster care’s academic performance and experiences. Read More State legislation Steven Jessen-Howard 12/6/24 State legislation Steven Jessen-Howard 12/6/24 Indiana Legislation- HB 1314 (2018) IN HB 1314 (2018)- A law requiring the collection and reporting of aggregate data about the academic performance and experience of students in foster care. Read More Newer Posts
MOUs & Interagency Agreements Sneha Barve 1/2/25 MOUs & Interagency Agreements Sneha Barve 1/2/25 Alaska Education and Foster Care Data Sharing Agreement (2011) Agreement that explains what information to exchange, why information needs to be exchanged, and how information will be exchanged between the Office of Children’s Services (OCS) of the Alaska Department of Health & Social Services, and Alaska public school districts regarding the education of Alaskan children in foster or residential care. Read More
State legislation Sneha Barve 1/2/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 1/2/25 Connecticut Legislation- SB 45 (2014) Outlines data sharing requirements for school districts providing education to foster youth and requires a review of their educational files to determine if the child is eligible for special education services. Read More
State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 California Legislation- Education Code §49069.3-5 Requires a sending school to transfer both the student and their records within two business days of notification that the student will be transferring. Each school must have a point of contact to promptly handle these transfers, and the county education agency must coordinate information about student transfers in foster care between these points of contact to ensure transfers occur quickly and smoothly. Read More
State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 Kentucky Legislation- HB 33 (2017) Mandates data sharing between child welfare agencies and schools when students enter the state’s foster care system. Schools must be notified of the child’s status as a student in foster care, who is caring for the child, and who is authorized to visit and pick up the child. Read More
State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 Maryland Legislation- SB 592 (2021) Requires the State Dept. of Ed. to report educational statistics for students in foster care, including those related to school stability, special education, attendance, and discipline. Read More
State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 Connecticut Legislation- HB 6705 (2013) Requires the Departments of Education and Children and Families to annually track the academic progress of each child in state custody, from prek-12, and submit a report to the achievement gap task force. Read More
State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 Colorado Legislation- HB 1374 (2022) Lists requirements for what must be included in data-sharing requirement between the state Depts. of Ed & Human Services, including specific, measurable goals, and requires a report with the data to be published. Read More
State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 California Legislation- Education Code §49085 Requires the collection and sharing of data related to the educational outcomes and experiences of students in foster care. Read More
State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 Arizona Legislation- SB 1205 (2023) Requires the Department of Child Safety to report data, including but not limited to information related to best interest determinations for children in foster care. Read More
State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 Rhode Island Legislation- PL 298 (2021) Requires school superintendents to complete an annual report on the progress and status of foster care youth in their school(s). The report must identify the number of children in foster care in each school as well as data related to academic performance, discipline, absenteeism, and special education services. If the report demonstrates that youth in foster care are disproportionately failing to meet academic standards or subject to school discipline, then the superintendent must develop a remediation plan and include that plan in the report. Read More
Steven Jessen-Howard 12/10/24 Steven Jessen-Howard 12/10/24 California Judicial Council Briefing on Information Sharing The Judicial Council Briefing on Information Sharing outlines federal and state laws that require the inclusion of educational information in a child's case plan while also protecting the privacy of these records. Read More
State legislation Steven Jessen-Howard 12/6/24 State legislation Steven Jessen-Howard 12/6/24 Michigan Legislation- HB 4677 (2024) MI HB 4677(2024): Law that requires the child welfare and education departments to provide an annual report with data about students in foster care’s academic performance and experiences. Read More
State legislation Steven Jessen-Howard 12/6/24 State legislation Steven Jessen-Howard 12/6/24 Indiana Legislation- HB 1314 (2018) IN HB 1314 (2018)- A law requiring the collection and reporting of aggregate data about the academic performance and experience of students in foster care. Read More
