LD1397 • 2025

An Act to Fund Community-based Organizations to Prevent and Reduce the Risk of Children's Involvement in the Child Welfare System

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Sponsor: Representative Lydia Crafts
Last action: 2025-05-20
Official status: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act to Fund Community-based Organizations to Prevent and Reduce the Risk of Children's Involvement in the Child Welfare System

An Act to Fund Community-based Organizations to Prevent and Reduce the Risk of Children's Involvement in the Child Welfare System Sponsor: Representative Lydia Crafts Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

An Act to Fund Community-based Organizations to Prevent and Reduce the Risk of Children's Involvement in the Child Welfare System Sponsor: Representative Lydia Crafts Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

2025-05-20 Senate
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
2025-05-16 Committee
Reported Out; ONTP
2025-05-14 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-05-14 Committee
Voted; ONTP
2025-04-01 House
Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-04-01 Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Fund Community-based Organizations to Prevent and Reduce the Risk of Children's Involvement in the Child Welfare System
Sponsor:
Representative Lydia Crafts
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1397
H.P. 919 House of Representatives, April 1, 2025
An Act to Fund Community-based Organizations to Prevent and
Reduce the Risk of Children's Involvement in the Child Welfare
System
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CRAFTS of Newcastle.

Page 1 - 132LR1816(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4004, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
34. Funding community-based organizations that provide family-centered
4programs. The department shall provide funding for community-based organizations to
5 administer family-centered programs that provide positive childhood experiences and lead
6 to increased social and economic mobility for families. These programs must include, but
7 are not be limited to:
8 A. Programs rated as "well-supported," "supported" or "promising" by the Title IV-E
9 Prevention Services Clearinghouse established by the United States Department of
10 Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families; and
11 B. Programs that are built on a so-called 2-generation approach or a so-called whole
12 family approach to child and family well-being.
13SUMMARY
14 This bill amends the law governing the authority of the Department of Health and
15 Human Services under the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act. The bill
16 requires that the department provide funding for community-based organizations to
17 administer certain family-centered programs that support positive childhood experiences
18 and lead to increased social and economic mobility for families.
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