Mississippi House Bill 1186 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Establish A Kinship Care Subsidy Program In The Department Of Human Services For The Purpose Of Assisting Eligible Kinship Caregivers Who Have Legal Custody Or Guardianship Of Their Minor Relatives Who Live In The Caregivers' Homes; To Specify The Criteria For A Kinship Caregiver To Be Eligible For A Subsidy Under The Program; To Provide That Any Kinship Caregiver Convicted Of A Controlled Substance Felony Shall Be Disqualified From Applying For A Subsidy Under The Program For One Year; To Provide That The Department Shall Establish The Amount Of The Subsidy By Regulation; To Provide That The Subsidy Shall Be Funded Through The Tanf Block Grant; To Prohibit Subsidy Recipients From Using The Benefits In Certain Places; To Amend Sections 43-15-17 And 43-17-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Kinship Care Subsidy Program; establish to assist kinship caregivers of minor relatives.

Rep. Jeramey Anderson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB1186.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1186IN.htm