State Senate Bill Lets Kids Rejoin Foster Care
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Missouri Capitol Building in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Children leaving the foster care system after their 18th birthday would be able to return to state custody under a bill passed by the Missouri Senate.
Current law allows children to remain in the foster care system until they are 21, but prevents re-entry if they leave after turning 18.
The measure sponsored by Democratic Senate Minority Leader Jolie Justus of Kansas City would allow those who leave the system to re-enter until they turn 21.
Justus says it allows children to come back home if they have a hard time in the "real world."
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