Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB984: Require DCY to set foster care reimbursement rates
Status: Introduced, August 6, 2026
To amend section 5180.42 of the Revised Code to require the Department of Children and Youth to set reimbursement rates for the placement and care of children in foster care and to declare an emergency.
What the bill says
To amend section 5180.42 of the Revised Code to require the Department of Children and Youth to set reimbursement rates for the placement and care of children in foster care and to declare an emergency.
From the introduced text, August 6, 2026:
To amend section 5180.42 of the Revised Code to require the Department of Children and Youth to set reimbursement rates for the placement and care of children in foster care and to declare an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That section 5180.42 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: Sec. 5180.42. (A) As used in sections 5180.42 to 5180.4214 of the Revised Code: (1) "Adopted young adult" means a person: (a) Who was in the temporary or permanent custody of a public children services agency; (b) Who was adopted at the age of sixteen or seventeen and attained the age of sixteen before a Title IV-E adoption assistance agreement became effective; (c) Who has attained the age of eighteen; and (d) Who has not yet attained the age of twenty-one. (2) "Child" means any of the following: (a) A person who meets the requirements of division (B)(3) of section 5153.01 of the Revised Code; (b) An adopted young adult; (c) An emancipated young adult. (3) "Emancipated young adult" means a person: (a) Who was in the temporary or permanent custody of a public children services agency, a planned permanent living arrangement, or in the Title-IV-E-eligible care and placement responsibility of a juvenile court or other governmental agency …
Sponsors
- Justin Pizzulli (R, 90) · primary sponsor
- Darnell Brewer (D, 22) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced
Subjects: Foster Care, Child Welfare, Juvenile and Family Law, State and Local Government
Common questions
- What is HB984?
- HB984 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Require DCY to set foster care reimbursement rates.
- What does HB984 do?
- In its own words: To amend section 5180.42 of the Revised Code to require the Department of Children and Youth to set reimbursement rates for the placement and care of children in foster care and to declare an emergency.
- What is the status of HB984?
- Introduced as of August 6, 2026. Latest action: Introduced (August 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB984?
- Justin Pizzulli (R, 90), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB984?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb984
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