House Bill No. [insert bill number] amends and reenacts specific provisions of the Louisiana Revised Statutes concerning the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board and the Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. The bill updates the membership of the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board by removing the representative from the Louisiana Maternal and Child Health Coalition and adding the superintendent of the Louisiana State Police or their designee. Additionally, it modifies the composition of the Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren by changing the number of representatives from the Department of Children and Family Services from three to one, who will now represent the foster care program, and adds a new member representing the Kinship Care Subsidy Program.

Furthermore, the bill repeals two existing provisions related to the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board. It also clarifies that the secretary of the department administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Kinship Care Program will appoint a member to the subcommittee. These changes aim to enhance the effectiveness of the advisory board and the council by ensuring that their memberships reflect current needs and priorities in child welfare and support for grandparents raising grandchildren.

Statutes affected:
HB246 Original: 46:2605(B)(4), 46:1(B)(2), 46:2605(34)