An Act establishing the Grandfamily Assistance Program and the Grandfamily Assistance Program Fund; providing for grants to area agencies on aging; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of Aging.
SB 1052 establishes the Grandfamily Assistance Program and a dedicated fund to provide financial support to grandparents and other relatives raising grandchildren (referred to as "grandfamilies"). The bill directs the Department of Aging to administer the fund and provide grants to local area agencies on aging, which will deliver support services like counseling, respite care, and resource coordination to eligible grandfamilies. It creates a new state-funded program specifically targeting kinship caregivers who lack formal custody. The bill does not specify exact service details but mandates the Department of Aging to define eligibility and program implementation.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Oct 15, 2025
Last action Oct 15, 2025
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Oct 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Aging & Youth
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patty Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Art Haywood
DDemocratic
Co
James Malone
DDemocratic
Co
Jay Costa
DDemocratic
Co
John Kane
DDemocratic
Co
Judy Schwank
DDemocratic
Co
Lindsey Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Maria Collett
DDemocratic
Co
Nikil Saval
DDemocratic
Co
Tim Kearney
DDemocratic
Co
Tina Tartaglione
DDemocratic
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