HB4573 SFAT GRADY #1 3-12

Hager  7871

Senator Grady moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4573—A Bill to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §18-5-55, relating to foster children; requiring the Department of Human Services to provide to the West Virginia Department of Education and county boards of education information regarding available post-secondary transition programs and services for students with current or former foster care experience; specifying minimum information that can be shared; allowing the Department of Human Services to continue sharing information directly with students in foster care and their foster families or legal guardians in certain instances; requiring county boards of education to ensure that information received is shared with appropriate school personnel and used for student informational purposes only; and clarifying that new provisions do not require disclosure of foster care status in violation of state or federal privacy laws.

Adopted

Rejected