North Carolina 2021-2022 Session Status: In Committee 3 R cosponsors

SB 90 — Social Services Reform/CWBTC Recs.

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The updated version of Senate Bill 90 now includes a requirement for caseworkers in all county social services departments to start developing permanency plans for children no later than 90 days after their seventeenth birthday. This means that young people approaching adulthood will have a clearer plan for their future housing and support, which is important for their transition into independence. Additionally, some other technical language has been refined, likely to improve clarity and focus on the bill's objectives. These changes are significant as they aim to better serve the needs of youths in the system and help ensure a smoother transition to adult life.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 S 2 SENATE BILL 90 Health Care Committee Substitute Adopted 3/17/21 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 S 1 SENATE BILL 90 Short Title:
Senators Krawiec, Burgin, and Perry (Primary Sponsors).
February 15, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO MAKE REFORMS TO IMPROVE SOCIAL SERVICES, THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES;
Rules and Operations of the Senate February 15, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO CONDUCT VARIOUS STUDIES AND MAKE REFORMS TO IMPROVE SOCIAL SERVICES, THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES;
TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS TO TRANSITION TO REGIONAL SUPERVISION;
The policies and procedures shall ensure the child has a point of contact within the county that has custody of the child to assist the child with securing Medicaid and NC Health Choice program assistance and access to physical and mental health services for which the child is eligible.
The policies and procedures shall ensure the child has a point of contact within the county that has custody of the child to assist the child with securing Medicaid and NC Health Choice program assistance and access physical and mental health services for which the child is eligible.
SECTION 2.(a) The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, shall develop policies and procedures to outline the permanency plan process and to require caseworkers in all countydepartments of social services to begin developing permanency plansnolaterthan 90 days afterthe child's seventeenth birthdayand to finalizepermanencyplans *S90-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 no later than 15 days prior to transitioning out of foster care on a child's eighteenth birthday, as allowed by federal law.
SECTION 2.(a) The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, shall develop policies and procedures to outline the permanency plan process and to require caseworkers in all countydepartments of social services to begin developing permanency plansnolaterthan 90 days afterthe child's seventeenth birthdayandto finalizepermanencyplans no later than 15 days prior to transitioning out of foster care on a child's eighteenth birthday, as *S90-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 allowed by federal law.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall develop and implement a plan to encourage and keep foster children in community-based settings, including outpatient therapy, in-home services, and foster care, and avoid inappropriate residential behavioral health placements.
The Department of Health and Human Services shall develop and implement a plan to encourage and keep foster children in community-based settings, including outpatient therapy, in-home services, and foster care and avoid inappropriate residential behavioral health placements.
SECTION 4.(a) In accordance with the plan submitted by the Social Services Regional Supervision and Collaboration Working Group (SSWG) in its report on March 31, 2019, to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services as required by S.L.
SECTION 4.(a) The Department of Health and Human Services shall study the statutory requirements of the social services system, juvenile justice system, and the Medicaid and NC Health Choice program applicable to children in foster care.
2017-41 (Rylan's Law), the Department of Health and Human Services (Department) shall establish seven regions for regional supervision of child welfare and social services and begin providing oversight and support within those regions through State regional staff and the central office team by March 1, 2021.
The Department shall study, at a minimum, all of the following:
To that end, the Department shall move forward, pursuant to existing authority, with repurposing and redeploying (i) positions identified in the report to support regionalization and (ii) all managerial staff needed to support regionalization in the central office.
(1) Differences, consistencies, overlaps, and gaps in the State social services system, State juvenile justice system, and Medicaid and NC Health Choice programs, as applied to children in foster care.
The Department shall pursue procurement of physical offices within each of the seven regions beginning in March 2023 and shall prioritize staffing to improve the child welfare system.
(2) Challenges and solutions in systematic communications between local management entities/managed care organizations (LME/MCOs) and stakeholders.
The Department shall move towards full implementation of a regional model, with offices, by March 1, 2024.
(3) Federal and State funding streams associated with LME/MCOs, the State social services system, State juvenile justice system, and Medicaid and NC Health Choice programs, as applied to children in foster care.
SECTION 4.(b) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, the sum of nine hundred fourteen thousand seven hundred ninety dollars ($914,790) in recurring funds for the 2021-2022 fiscal year to support 11 new staff positions to improve regional supervision and support of child welfare services pursuant to the plan as described under subsection (a) of this section.
(4) Benefits and challenges of the current managed care arrangement with LME/MCOs for providing services to children and their families.
SECTION 4.(c) This section becomes effective upon appropriation by the General Assemblyof funds for the transition to regional supervision and support of child welfare services as described under this section.
(5) Optionsforreplacementofthecurrentsystemand anyanticipatedcostsavings or anticipated requirements.
SECTION 5.(a) G.S.
SECTION 4.(b) Report.
108A-9 reads as rewritten:
– The Department shall report on the information required in subsection (a) of this section to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid and NC Health Choice by February 1, 2023.
"§ 108A-9.
SECTION 5.
Duties and responsibilities.
The county board of social services shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
… (4a) To attend education and training sessions provided for new board members during the first year they serve on the board.
…." SECTION 5.(b) The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, shall collaborate with key stakeholders, including the North Carolina Association of County Boards of Social Services, Association of North Carolina County Social Services Directors, North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, and the University of North Carolina School of Government, to create formal education and training sessions for new county boardsofsocialservices membersinaccordance withG.S.
108A-9(4a),as providedinsubsection (a) of this section.
The education and training sessions shall include a segment on the potential Page 2 Senate Bill 90-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 liabilities of the county board of social services.
The education and training sessions shall be available statewide by September 1, 2021.
SECTION 5.(c) Section 5(b) of this act is effective when it becomes law.
Section 5(a) of this act becomes effective April 1, 2022, and by April 1, 2024, all current county board ofsocialservicesmembersmusthaveparticipatedintheeducationandtrainingsessionsprovided in G.S.
108A-9(4a).
SECTION 6.
GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SECTION 7.(a) Guardianship Assistance Program.
GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SECTION 6.(a) Guardianship Assistance Program.
(2) Increase the utilization of both programs across the State.
Page 2 Senate Bill 90-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (2) Increase the utilization of both programs across the State.
(3) Explorethefeasibilityof reducingtheageofchildrenservedbyeachprogram.
(3) Explorethefeasibilityofreducingtheageofchildrenserved byeach program.
SECTION 7.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed or interpreted as guardianship replacing or supplanting permanency.
SECTION 6.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed or interpreted as guardianship replacing or supplanting permanency.
SECTION 7.(c) Report.
SECTION 6.(c) Report.
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR STAFFING SECTION 8.(a) The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, and the North Carolina Association of Regional Councils of Governments (Councils of Governments) shall explore entering into a memorandum of agreement to utilize Councils of Governments physical office space and office-related needs for Division of Social Services staff and facilitate cooperation between regions and evaluate the estimated costs by region for the office space and sample agreements between the Division and the Councils of Governments.
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR STAFFING SECTION 7.(a) The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, and the North Carolina Association of Regional Councils of Governments (Councils of Governments) shall explore entering into a memorandum of agreement to utilize Councils of Governments physical office space and office-related needs for Division of Social Services staff and facilitate cooperation between regions and evaluate the estimated costs by region for the office space and sample agreements between the Division and the Councils of Governments.
SECTION 8.(b) Report.
SECTION 7.(b) Report.
FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES ACT SECTION 9.
FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES ACT SECTION 8.
– The Department of Health and Human Services shall compile a list of programs that qualify for federal reimbursement through the Family First Prevention Services Act (Division E, Title VII of Public Senate Bill 90-Second Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 Law 115-123) and submit a report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services beginning on December 1, 2022, and each year thereafter, until December 1, 2025.
– The Department of Health and Human Services shall compile a list of programs that qualify for federal reimbursement through the Family First Prevention Services Act (Division E, Title VII of Public Law 115-123) and submit a report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services beginning on December 1, 2022, and each year thereafter, until December 1, 2025.
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PART V.
CONFIDENTIALITY LAWS AS APPLIED TO INTERCOUNTY COLLABORATION AND DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO CHILDREN SECTION10.(a) TheDepartment ofHealthand HumanServices, Division ofSocial Services (Division), shall conduct a study of all confidentiality laws that apply to State social services and programs.
CONFIDENTIALITY LAWS AS APPLIED TO INTERCOUNTY COLLABORATION AND DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO CHILDREN SECTION 9.(a) The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services (Division), shall conduct a study of all confidentiality laws that apply to State social services and programs.
(3) Whether amendments to State law are necessary to facilitate improved information sharing between child welfare and child support and whether the State should advocate for changes to current federal laws.
Senate Bill 90-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (3) Whether amendments to State law are necessary to facilitate improved information sharing between child welfare and child support and whether the State should advocate for changes to current federal laws.
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SECTION 10.(b) The Division shall consult with the Department of Public Instruction, the Department of Public Safety, Division of Juvenile Justice, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Department of Information Technology in the development of this study.
SECTION 9.(b) The Division shall consult with the Department of Public Instruction, the Department of Public Safety, Division of Juvenile Justice, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Department of Information Technology in the development of this study.
SECTION 10.(c) The Division shall report the results of the study to the Chairs of theHouseAppropriations CommitteeonHealthandHumanServicesandtheChairsoftheSenate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services by June 1, 2022.
SECTION 9.(c) The Division shall report the results of the studyto the Chairs of the House Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services and the Chairs of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services by June 1, 2022.
ELIMINATE PERMANENCY INNOVATION INITIATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SECTION 11.
ELIMINATE PERMANENCY INNOVATION INITIATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SECTION 10.
ANNUAL NOTIFICATION FOR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS REGARDING COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT FOR CHILDREN UNDER AGE SEVEN SECTION 12.(a) G.S.
ANNUAL NOTIFICATION FOR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS REGARDING COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT FOR CHILDREN UNDER AGE SEVEN SECTION 11.(a) G.S.
No later than August 15 of each year, the Department of Public Instruction shall notify Page 4 Senate Bill 90-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 all school social workers employed in a public school of the attendance requirement provided in this subsection." SECTION 12.(b) This section is effective when it becomes law.
No later than August 15 of each year, the Department of Public Instruction shall notify all school social workers employed in a public school of the attendance requirement provided in this subsection." SECTION 11.(b) This section is effective when it becomes law.
EFFECTIVE DATE SECTION 13.
EFFECTIVE DATE SECTION 12.
Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law.
This act is effective when it becomes law.
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Action History

  1. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  2. Com Substitute Adopted

  3. Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  4. Withdrawn From Com

  5. Re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  6. Withdrawn From Com

  7. Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  8. Passed 1st Reading

  9. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  10. Filed

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Who sponsors SB 90?
SB 90 is sponsored by Krawiec, Jim Burgin (Republican), Perry, Kevin Corbin (Republican), Edwards, and Michael A. Lazzara (Republican).
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This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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