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HB4782 • 2026
Sustainable Child-serving Workforce and Foster Care Modernization Act
Sustainable Child-serving Workforce and Foster Care Modernization Act
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Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-02-12
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Markup Discussion
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2026-01-23
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To House Health and Human Resources
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2026-01-23
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Introduced in House
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2026-01-23
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To Health and Human Resources
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2026-01-23
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Filed for introduction
Official Summary Text
Sustainable Child-serving Workforce and Foster Care Modernization Act
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HB 4782 Text skip navigation SENATE PRESIDENT SENATORS COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS SENATE CLERK SENATE RULES HOUSE SPEAKER DELEGATES COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS HOUSE CLERK HOUSE RULES HOUSE STAFF JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATOR LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION PUBLIC INFORMATION LEGISLATIVE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS DIVISION LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR'S OFFICE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION & RESEARCH DIVISION POST AUDIT DIVISION BUDGET DIVISION REGULATORY AND FISCAL AFFAIRS DIVISION CLAIMS COMMISSION CRIME VICTIMS RULE-MAKING REVIEW SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIAL COMP. COMMISSION JOINT RULES STAFF INFO BILL STATUS BILL STATUS BILL TRACKING STATE LAW WEST VIRGINIA CODE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE CODE OF 1931 WV CONSTITUTION US CONSTITUTION REPORTS AGENCY REPORTS AGENCY GRANT AWARDS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS POST AUDITS EDUCATIONAL CITIZEN’S GUIDE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PAGE PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS PHOTO GALLERY CAPITOL HISTORY HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW CONTACT SENATE ROSTER HOUSE ROSTER PUBLIC INFO. NEWS RELEASES HELPFUL LINKS Introduced Version House Bill 4782 History | Email Key: Green = existing Code. Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature 2026 regular session Introduced House Bill 4782 By Delegate Burkhammer [Introduced; referred to the Committee on] A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §49-13-1, relating to the creation of the Sustainable Child-Serving Workforce & Foster Care Modernization Act; and providing for foster care rate modernization and workforce stabilization. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: ARTICLE 13. Sustainable Child-Serving Workforce & Foster Care Modernization ACT. §49-13-1. Foster Care Rate Modernization and Workforce Stabilization. (a) The Department of Human Services, Bureau for Social Services, shall rebase basic, special, and therapeutic foster care rates using current cost data and implement an automatic annual adjustment based on a recognized index such as the Employment Cost Index (ECI) for Health Care & Social Assistance or the CPI-Medical index. (b) Therapeutic foster care and child-placing agency administrative rates shall be adjusted to reflect current costs and include incentive payments for retention and placement stability. NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create the Sustainable Child-Serving Workforce & Foster Care Modernization Act. Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added. Bill Status | Bill Tracking | Legacy WV Code | Bulletin Board | District Maps | Senate Roster | House Roster | Live | Blog | Jobs | Links | Home This Web site is maintained by the West Virginia Legislature's Office of Reference & Information. | Terms of Use | Webmaster | © 2026 West Virginia Legislature ** Print On Demand Name: Email: Phone: