H97 - 2015 Appropriations Act, Sec. 12C.6: Successful Transition/Foster Care Youth (SL 2015-241)

Overview: Sec. 12C.6 of S.L. 2015-241 creates the Foster Care Transitional Living Initiative Fund (Fund) to support a demonstration project provided by Youth Villages to:

• Improve outcomes for youth ages 17 to 21 years who transition from foster care through implementation of outcome-based Transitional Living Services.
• Identify cost savings in social services and juvenile and adult correction services associated with the provision of Transitional Living Services to youth aging out of foster care.
• Take necessary steps to establish an evidence-based transitional living program available to all youth aging out of foster care.

In addition this section sets out strategies that the Fund must support concerning transitional living services, public-private partnership, impact measurement and evaluation, and advancement of the evidence-based process.

Lastly, this section amends membership of the Permanency Innovation Initiative Oversight Committee (Committee) to increase the membership of the Committee by one to include a member who represents Youth Villages who is appointed by the Governor. This section also expands the Committee's duties to include activities related to foster care youth transitioning to adulthood.

This section became effective July 1, 2015.