HB 1441 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes provisions relating to duties of the department of social services

HB 1441 requires the Department of Social Services to implement and report on strategies supporting two-parent family formation under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Starting December 2026, the department must file annual reports detailing progress on TANF's "goal four" (two-parent family support), outreach to other agencies about policies affecting fathers, and analyses of child support guidelines that may harm non-custodial parents' ability to maintain housing or employment. The bill creates an "Office of Fatherhood" to assess state programs for fatherhood barriers and fund initiatives like marriage education, shared parenting mediation, and programs for incarcerated fathers. It also mandates reviews of child support enforcement practices and partnerships with community organizations to promote two-parent family stability.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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Feb 26, 2025
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Jamie Ray Gragg
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