SB 305 — QUALITY FOSTER PARENT TASK FORCE

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h AN ACT g o RELATING TO FAMILIES;

CREATING THE QUALITY FOSTER PARENT t hr g e i k RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION TASK FORCE;

14h r i s h , t, BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

e u g e b l e e h SECTION 1.

TEMPORARY PROVISION--QUALITY FOSTER PARENT n d d i = = o h RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION TASK FORCE--CREATED--DUTIES--FINAL el t] 17b ,d i a º e REPORT.-- wr li n= r t e w d 18m a n o A.

The "quality foster parent recruitment and =d =m 19: a l retention task force" is created.

Theb taske forced shalls beº io at en r= 20.231648.1AIC convenedMarch and18, administered2025 by(7:55am) thes children,k youthm ande familiese a tn me md 21r department.e l u [ A d SHPAC/SB 305 retention task force" is created.

The task force consistsshall ofbe theconvened followingand sixteenadministered dby rthe echildren, 22youth members:and families department.

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e(1) a n b 24 (2) one member appointed by the speakergovernor; of the u [ house of representatives;

.231648.1(2) SHPAC/SB 305 (3) one member appointed by the minorityspeaker floor leader of the house of representatives;

(3) one member appointed by the minority floor leader of the house of representatives;

h (7) one member representing the Kevin S.

g o settlement agreement;

t hr g e i k (8) one member representing service providers, h r i s appointed by the secretary of children, youth and families;

h , t, (9) one member representing foster families, e u g e b l e e h appointed by the secretary of children, youth and families;

n d d i = = o h (10) one young person with lived experience l ] b ,d i a º e who has aged out of the foster care system, appointed by the er i = r t 17e w d m a n o secretary of children, youth and families;

w l n d 18m (11): one member representing juvenile justice = = 19 stakeholders, appointed by the secretary of children, youth and a l i a e r 20 families;

ab te m m 21 (12) one member who is a tribal member with d rs eº 22o livedt experiencen of= the.231648.1AIC effectsMarch of18, the2025 federal(7:55am) Indians Childk cm e s- k2 23- Welfaree Acta ofn 1978,e thed Indianr Familye Protectionl Actu or[ otherA ed aSHPAC/SB n305 b(11) 24one similarmember provisionsrepresenting ofjuvenile thejustice Children'sstakeholders, Code, appointed by the usecretary [of Indianchildren, affairsyouth department;and families;

.231648.1SFCº -(12) 2one -licensed SHPAC/SBsocial 305worker (13)with onefederal at-largeIndian representative,Child Welfare Act of 1978 and Indian Family Protection Act experience from an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, appointed by the secretaryIndian affairs department;»SFC SFCº (12)»SFC SFCº(13)»SFC one member who is a tribal member with lived experience of children,the youtheffects andof families;the federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, the Indian Family Protection Act or other similar provisions of the Children's Code, appointed by the Indian affairs department;

(14)Sfl1º SFCº(13)»SFC SFCº(14)»SFC one at-large representative, appointed by the secretary of children, youth and families;»Sfl1 Sfl1º SFCº(14)»SFC SFCº(15)»SFC»Sfl1 h Sfl1º (14)»Sfl1 one member who is a relative, a kinship g o caregiver or a licensed foster parent, appointed by the aging t hr g e i k and long-term services department;

(15)h r i s Sfl1ºSFCº(15)»SFC SFCº(16)»SFC»Sfl1 h , t, Sfl1º (15)»Sfl1 one member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, e u g e b l transgender, queer or expansive community, appointed by the e e h n d d i = = o h children, youth and families department;

and (16)l ] b ,d i a º e Sfl1ºSFCº(16)»SFC SFCº(17)»SFC»Sfl1 r i = r t e w d Sfl1º (16)»Sfl1 one member from a rural county, appointed by them children,a youthn ando familiesd department.m :

b e d s º o t n = .231648.1AIC March 18, 2025 (7:55am) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d SHPAC/SB 305 the children, youth and families department.

The task force shall be appointed by August 1, 2025 and complete its work by July 1, 2026.

The task force shall conduct a bold experiment e t 17 relating to the quality of foster parent recruitment and w l n d 18 retention to fix the broken system and get the children out of = = 19 offices.

a l i a e r 20 E.

The task force shall study proven examples of a t m m 21 successful models that work in other large rural states, d r e 22 including Utah Senate Bill 163 from 1998.

c e s k 23 F.

The public members of the task force shall e a n b 24 receive per diem and mileage pursuant to the Per Diem and u [ Mileage Act.

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The task force shall submit its final report to u » r the interim legislative health and human services committee, t h g e the interim legislative finance committee and the governor by l i h r i s July 1, 2026.

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