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LD1409 • 2025

An Act Regarding the Rights of Foster Parents

An Act Regarding the Rights of Foster Parents

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Sponsor
Representative Abigail Griffin
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act Regarding the Rights of Foster Parents

An Act Regarding the Rights of Foster Parents Sponsor: Representative Abigail Griffin Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding the Rights of Foster Parents Sponsor: Representative Abigail Griffin Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-01 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-01 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 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.

  6. 2025-04-01 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding the Rights of Foster Parents
Sponsor:
Representative Abigail Griffin
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. 1409
H.P. 931 House of Representatives, April 1, 2025
An Act Regarding the Rights of Foster Parents
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative GRIFFIN of Levant.
Cosponsored by Representatives: BAGSHAW of Windham, CIMINO of Bridgton, COLLINS
of Sidney, JAVNER of Chester.

Page 1 - 132LR1001(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4005-G, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 411, §11, is amended
3 to read:
41. Kinship preference. Except as provided in subsections 3, 5 and , 6 and 7, in the
5 residential placement of a child, the department shall give preference to an adult relative
6 over a nonrelated caregiver when determining placement for a child, as long as the adult
7 relative meets all relevant state child protection standards.
8Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §4005-G, sub-§7 is enacted to read:
97. Foster parent rights. The department is required to consider a foster parent who
10 is not a relative and who has had a child placed in that foster parent's home for a continuous
11 period of one year or more to have the same rights as an adult relative of the child.
12SUMMARY
13 This bill establishes that a foster parent who has had a child in that foster parent's home
14 for a continuous period of one year or more has the same rights as an adult relative of the
15 child.
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