SB 773

Abstract

Foster care; housing services; housing plan; report. Requires local departments of social services to develop housing plans for individuals leaving foster care due to age that includes a description of housing options being pursued. The bill requires the Commissioner of Social Services to provide reports to the Governor and General Assembly on housing services for individuals aging out of foster care on or before October 1 of each year. The bill also directs the Virginia Department of Social Services to enter into a memorandum of understanding with local public housing authorities and local departments of social services to secure federal Family Unification Program Housing Choice Vouchers for individuals leaving foster care within 90 days and certain individuals who have left foster care within the past five years. The bill also directs local public housing authorities and local departments of social services to take any action required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to administer the Foster Youth to Independence Initiative.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 63.2-905.1:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to foster care; housing services; housing plan; report.