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Legislation by Topic

Many states have introduced legislation related to the Fostering Connections Act, and a subset of those bills have been passed. Click the links below to see legislation (Pending and Enacted) for the specified state and topic.

ALL Legislation
Pending Legislation
Enacted Legislation

Topic	Total Bills	States with Legislation
Adoption	11	California, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas
Education	30	Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah
Health	8	California, Georgia, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Oregon
Kinship/Guardianship	63	Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Older Youth	42	Alaska, Arkansas, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington
Training	1	Texas
Tribal	3	California, Minnesota, New Mexico
Totals:	129

Topic	Bills Pending	States with Legislation
Adoption	2	California, Minnesota
Education	11	Alaska, California, Massachusetts, New York
Health	4	California, Georgia, Minnesota
Kinship/Guardianship	20	California, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin
Older Youth	20	Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington
Tribal	1	New Mexico
Total Pending Bills:	49

Topic	Bills Enacted	States with Legislation
Adoption	9	California, Michigan, Texas
Education	19	California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah
Health	4	California, Oklahoma, Oregon
Kinship/Guardianship	43	Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Older Youth	22	Alaska, Arkansas, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Washington
Training	1	Texas
Tribal	2	California, Minnesota
Total Enacted Bills:	80

The FosteringConnections.org Project gratefully acknowledges the National Conference of State Legislatures for sharing its tracking information about pending and enacted legislation. Please visit NCSL for additional information.