New Mexico 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 6 — FOSTERING CONNECTIONS PGM ELIGIBILITY

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The recent amendment to Senate Bill 6 includes added lines that clarify the context of the document, stating it may contain amendments that are proposed or adopted during the current legislative session. This change emphasizes that the bill is a live record and helps readers understand the ongoing legislative process. It matters because it enhances transparency, allowing the public and lawmakers to follow the potential changes to emergency provisions as they develop.

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SENATE BILL 6 57TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2025 INTRODUCED BY Michael Padilla and Eleanor Chávez and Rebecca Dow 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO CHILDREN;
SENATE BILL 6 57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2025 INTRODUCED BY Michael Padilla and Eleanor Chávez and Rebecca Dow This document may incorporate amendments proposed by a committee, but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.
EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE FOSTERING CONNECTIONS PROGRAM.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
h AN ACT g o RELATING TO CHILDREN;
SECTION 1.
EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE FOSTERING t hr g e i k CONNECTIONS PROGRAM.
Section 32A-26-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019, Chapter 149, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:
h r i s h , t, BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
e t 17 "32A-26-3.
e u g e b l e e h SECTION 1.
FOSTERING CONNECTIONS PROGRAM--ELIGIBILITY.-- w l n d 18 A.
Section 32A-26-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019, n d d i = = o h Chapter 149, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:
The "fostering connections program" is = = 19 a l established in the department.
l ] b ,d i a º e "32A-26-3.
The department shall make the i a e r 20 fostering connections program available, on a voluntary basis, a t m m 21 to an eligible adult who:
FOSTERING CONNECTIONS PROGRAM--ELIGIBILITY.-- r i = r t e w d m a n o A.
d r e 22 (1) has attained at least eighteen years of c e s k 23 age and who is younger than:
The "fostering connections program" is d m :
e a n b 24 (a) as of July 1, [2020] 2021, nineteen u [ years of age;
b e d s º o t n = .229267.1AIC February 20, 2025 (1:57pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d established in the department.
.229267.1 (b) as of July 1, [2021] 2022, twenty years of age;
The department shall make the fostering connections program available, on a voluntary basis, to an eligible adult who:
and (c) after July 1, [2022] 2023, twenty- one years of age;
(1) has attained at least eighteen years of age and Sfl1º who is younger than:
(2) meets one of the following criteria:
(a) as of July 1, [2020] 2021, nineteen years of age;
(b) as of July 1, [2021] 2022, twenty years of age;
and (c) after July 1, [2022] 2023, twenty- one years of age;»Sfl1 Sfl1ºis younger than twenty-two years of age;»Sfl1 (2) meets one of the following criteria:
1) [was adjudicated] in the legal custody of the department as a result of abuse and neglect proceedings, families in need of court-ordered services proceedings or a voluntary placement agreement pursuant to the Children's Code or its equivalent under tribal law;
1) [was adjudicated] in the legal custody of the department as a result of abuse and neglect proceedings, h families in need of court-ordered services proceedings or a g o t hr voluntary placement agreement pursuant to the Children's Code g e i k or its equivalent under tribal law;
2) [was] subject to a court order or voluntary placement agreement that placement and care be the responsibility of the department or the Indian tribe that entered into an agreement with the department;
2) [was ] subject to a court h r i s order or voluntary placement agreement that placement and care h , t, e u g be the responsibility of the department or the Indian tribe e b l e e h that entered into an agreement with the department;
and 3) [was] subject to [an] out-of-home placement [order];
and 3) n d d i = = o h [was] subject to [an] out-of-home placement [order];
or (b) attained at least fourteen years of e t 17 age when a guardianship assistance agreement or adoption w l n d 18 assistance agreement was in effect and whose guardianship = = 19 a l assistance agreement or adoption assistance agreement was i a e r 20 terminated or the guardian or parents are no longer willing to a t m m 21 provide emotional or financial support after the child attained d r e 22 eighteen years of age;
or l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r (b) attained at least fourteen years of t e w d m a n o age when a guardianship assistance agreement or adoption d m :
c e s k 23 (3) is:
b e d s º o t n = .229267.1AIC February 20, 2025 (1:57pm) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d assistance agreement was in effect and whose guardianship assistance agreement or adoption assistance agreement was terminated or the guardian or parents are no longer willing to provide emotional or financial support after the child attained eighteen years of age;
e a n b 24 (a) completing secondary education or an u [ educational program leading to an equivalent credential;
(3) is:
.229267.1 - 2 - (b) enrolled in an institution that provides post-secondary or vocational education;
(a) completing secondary education or an educational program leading to an equivalent credential;
(b) enrolled in an institution that provides post-secondary or vocational education;
or (e) incapable of doing any of the activities described in Subparagraphs (a) through (d) of this paragraph due to a medical or behavioral condition that is supported by regularly updated information in the transition plan;
or (e) incapable of doing any of the h activities described in Subparagraphs (a) through (d) of this g o t hr paragraph due to a medical or behavioral condition that is g e i k supported by regularly updated information in the transition h r i s plan;
and (4) enters into a voluntary services and support agreement with the department pursuant to the Fostering Connections Act.
and h , t, (4) enters into a voluntary services and e u g e b l e e h support agreement with the department pursuant to the Fostering n d d i = = o h Connections Act.
B.
l ] b ,d i a º e B.
The citizenship or immigration status of a young e t 17 adult shall not be a factor when determining the young adult's w l n d 18 eligibility pursuant to this section." = = 19 a l - 3 - i a e r 20 a t m m 21 d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .229267.1
The citizenship or immigration status of a young r i = r t e w d m a n o adult shall not be a factor when determining the young adult's d m :
b e d s º o t n = .229267.1AIC February 20, 2025 (1:57pm) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d eligibility pursuant to this section." - 4 - » g o » r h t i k l i g t h s , e h t l i w l b l e e , g n d l h = = b , a l º d i a r e r = , a t e d m a n o d m :
b r e t º o t n = .229267.1AIC February 20, 2025 (1:57pm) s k em e e a n e d r e l u [ A d
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The bill expands eligibility criteria for the Fostering Connections Program to include young adults up to twenty-two years of age and modifies related criteria.

  • 32A-26-3

    who is younger than: (a) as of July 1, [2020] 2021, nineteen years of age; (b) as of July 1, [2021] 2022, twenty years of age; and (c) after July 1, [2022] 2023, twenty-one years of age; → is younger than twenty-two years of age;

    This change raises the upper age limit for eligibility from twenty-one to twenty-two years.

  • 32A-26-3

    [was adjudicated] in the legal custody of the department as a result of abuse and neglect proceedings, h families in need of court-ordered services proceedings or a g voluntary placement agreement pursuant to the Children's Code or its equivalent under tribal law; 2) [was ] subject to a court order or voluntary placement agreement that placement and care be the responsibility of the department or the Indian tribe that entered into an agreement with the department; and 3) [was] subject to [an] out-of-home placement [order]; or → while: 1) in the legal custody of the department as a result of abuse and neglect proceedings, families in need of court-ordered services proceedings or a voluntary placement agreement pursuant to the Children's Code or its equivalent under tribal law; 2) subject to a court order or voluntary placement agreement that placement and care be the responsibility of the department or the Indian tribe that entered into an agreement with the department; and 3) subject to an out-of-home placement order; or

    This change clarifies the conditions under which a young adult qualifies for the program by removing unnecessary bracketed text.

  • 32A-26-3

    [and] while: 1) [was adjudicated] in the legal custody of the department as a result of abuse and neglect proceedings, h families in need of court-ordered services proceedings or a g voluntary placement agreement pursuant to the Children's Code or its equivalent under tribal law; 2) [was ] subject to a court order or voluntary placement agreement that placement and care be the responsibility of the department or the Indian tribe that entered into an agreement with the department; and 3) [was] subject to [an] out-of-home placement [order]; or → while: 1) in the legal custody of the department as a result of abuse and neglect proceedings, families in need of court-ordered services proceedings or a voluntary placement agreement pursuant to the Children's Code or its equivalent under tribal law; 2) subject to a court order or voluntary placement agreement that placement and care be the responsibility of the department or the Indian tribe that entered into an agreement with the department; and 3) subject to an out-of-home placement order; or

    This change removes redundant wording, streamlining the eligibility description.

  • 32A-26-3

    [was] subject to [an] out-of-home placement [order]; or → subject to an out-of-home placement order; or

    This change eliminates unnecessary brackets, ensuring clarity in the text.

  • 32A-26-3

    assistance agreement was in effect and whose guardianship assistance agreement or adoption assistance agreement was terminated or the guardian or parents are no longer willing to provide emotional or financial support after the child attained eighteen years of age; → assistance agreement was in effect and whose guardianship assistance agreement or adoption assistance agreement was terminated or the guardian or parents are no longer willing to provide emotional or financial support after the child attained eighteen years of age;

    This change corrects the structure of the sentence for better readability without changing the underlying meaning.

  • 32A-26-3

    B. The citizenship or immigration status of a young adult shall not be a factor when determining the young adult's eligibility pursuant to this section. → B. The citizenship or immigration status of a young adult shall not be a factor when determining the young adult's eligibility pursuant to this section.

    This change maintains provisions ensuring that citizenship or immigration status does not affect eligibility.

Action History

  1. action postponed indefinitely

  2. DO PASS committee report adopted

  3. Sent to House Health & Human Services Committee & House Judiciary Committee

  4. passed Senate

  5. floor substitute adopted (1 amendment)

  6. DO PASS committee report adopted

  7. DO PASS committee report adopted

  8. Sent to Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee & Senate Judiciary Committee

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Who sponsors SB 6?
SB 6 is sponsored by Rebecca Dow (Republican), Eleanor Chávez (Democrat), and Michael Padilla (Democrat).
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