| SB 1224 | Modifies provisions relating to homeless youth and qualified minors |
| Sponsor: | Dougherty | |||
| LR Number: | 4020S.01I | Fiscal Note: | 4020-01 | |
| Committee: | Aging, Families, Mental & Public Health | |||
| Last Action: | 03/11/04 - SCS Voted Do Pass S Aging, Families, Mental & Public | Journal page: | ||
| Health Committee (4020S.02C) | ||||
| Title: | SCS SB 1224 | |||
| Effective Date: | August 28, 2004 | |||
SCS/SB 1224 - This act modifies provisions relating to homeless youth and qualified minors. The term "homeless child or youth" is modified in Section 167.020, RSMo, to include those children and youth who:
-are sharing housing with other persons, living in motels, hotels, or emergency shelters, or are awaiting foster care placement;
-have a primary nighttime residence that is not designed for regular sleeping accommodations;
-are living in cars, public spaces, abandoned buildings, or similar settings; and
-are migratory.
Under current law, a minor is deemed qualified and competent if they are at least sixteen, homeless, self-supporting, and have the parent's consent. New language in Section 431.056, RSMo, clarifies that a self-supporting minor is "without the physical or financial support of a parent". In addition, the parental consent requirement is clarified to include both express and implied consent.
The provisions of this act are contained with CCS/SS/SCS/HS/
HCS/HB 1453 (2004).
LORIE TOWE