REFERENCE TITLE: foster children; adulthood; stipend

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2024

HB 2529

Introduced by

Representative Sun

An Act

amending title 8, chapter 4, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 8-469; relating to foster care.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 8, chapter 4, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 8-469, to read:

START_STATUTE8-469. Foster children; adulthood; stipend; rules

A. The department shall provide a stipend of $1,200 per month to all children who are under the department's care at the time they turn eighteen years of age until they reach twenty-one years of age.

b. The department may adopt rules to implement this section. END_STATUTE