Youth Bill of Rights (YBOR – HB24-1017), which went into effect August 7th!
The Youth Bill of Rights:
- establishes 9 categories of rights for young people residing in foster care or participating in the Foster Youth in Transition Program;
- requires that young people receive a form notice of their rights developed by OCR with input from young people with lived experience; and
- creates judicial enforcement mechanisms – e.g., courts may issue any orders to any party to ensure the provision of YBOR rights and YBOR rights may not be limited/denied unless a court finds by clear and convincing evidence that there are extraordinary circumstances and the limitation/denial is necessary for the safety of the young person.
OCR’s implementation efforts related to HB24-1017 have included the development of the statutorily-mandated notice form and a Foster Youth Rights webpage, as well as the facilitation of a DCW Townhall with members of our Lived Experts Action Panel (LEAP).
OCR is also offering a training for our community partners on October 1, 2024, from 12-1:30.
Please register here.