Plain English Breakdown
The effective date is not provided in the official metadata or text excerpts; only the chaptering date (2025-10-13) is known.
The Family Urgent Response System
This law makes a statewide hotline the main way for families to get help during crises and requires counties to track calls, update their plans every two years with specific details, and prioritize urgent requests.
What This Bill Does
- Makes the statewide hotline the primary entry point for the Family Urgent Response System.
- Requires the state department to collect data on all calls received by county mobile response systems, including those from the hotline and portal.
- Mandates that counties update their coordinated plans every two years and include a submission date and contact person.
- Allows county teams not currently handling hotline calls to use staff for local needs, such as providing ongoing support.
- Requires county teams using local staff to prioritize urgent calls from the statewide hotline.
Who It Names or Affects
- The State Department of Social Services
- County child welfare, probation, and behavioral health agencies
- Caregivers, current foster children, and former foster youth
Terms To Know
- Family Urgent Response System
- A system that uses a hotline to help caregivers or foster youth during moments of instability.
- Mobile response team
- Staff members who travel in person to provide support services and stabilize situations for children, youth, or caregivers.
- Biennial basis
- Something that happens once every two years.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not list a specific effective date for these changes.
- Reimbursement to counties depends on whether the Commission on State Mandates determines there are state-mandated costs.
- The law describes requirements but does not detail specific funding amounts or staffing numbers.