AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES

Summary

The bill orders the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families to screen children in foster care for eligibility for SSI, RSDI and other federal benefits within 60 days, to apply for those benefits, and to act as the child’s representative payee when appropriate. It also mandates notice to guardians, detailed accounting, conservation of the funds for the child’s future, financial‑literacy training for teens, and an annual report to the legislature. The goal is to protect benefits that foster children are entitled to and help them transition to independent adulthood.

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