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Pending Older Youth Legislation in Alaska
Foster Care Age Limit and Tuition Waiver
Bill: SB 27; Status: Pending-Carryover
Summary: States that a person who was in foster care is entitled to a waiver of undergraduate tuition and fees. Extends subsidy payments for children up to age 18 or up to age 23 if they are living in foster care at that time.
Sponsored by Senator Davis
Education of Homeless
Bill: SB 105 ; Status: Pending-Carryover
Summary: Ensures the continued education of a child in out of home placement in their school of origin. Establishes that persons under 21 years of age who were in the custody of the department and who were placed in out-of-home care for a period of not less than six consecutive months on or after reaching 16 years of age are eligible for medical assistance. Creates a program related to independent living skills for a child in state custody who was placed in out-of-home care and identified as being likely to remain in out-of-home care until reaching not less than the age of 18.
Sponsored by Senator Davis
Foster Care Age Limit and Tuition Waiver
Bill: SB 27; Status: Pending-Carryover
Summary: States that a person who was in foster care is entitled to a waiver of undergraduate tuition and fees. Extends subsidy payments for children up to age 18 or up to age 23 if they are living in foster care at that time.
Sponsored by Senator Davis
