Foster Care for Children Law (Amendment No. 8) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק אומנה לילדים (תיקון מס' 8)
TL;DRThe bill removes the maximum age limit of 56 for foster parents, to allow the recruitment of older foster parents.
Translated from Hebrew
What does the bill do?
The bill changes the Foster Care for Children Law, 5776-2016, in two ways: removing the maximum age restriction for a foster parent (56 years) from Section 24(a)(2), and canceling Section 63(c), which stated that this age limit does not apply to an emergency foster parent. The bill is based on the view that older foster parents may be more stable and available, and this consideration will be weighed as part of assessing an applicant's fitness to serve as a foster parent. The stated aim is to remove a problem in recruiting foster families and thereby achieve the placement of more children who need care in a suitable foster family.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 67 seats
Left the coalition 9 seats
Opposition 44 seats
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