Bill approved ensuring state funds to full time students in foster care

By Tryfon Boukouvidis

The Senate Finance Committee approved a bill Monday that would ensure that the state funds full-time students who are in foster care until they complete high school or turn 21.

Currently, Louisiana supports foster children until they reach 18 without taking into consideration whether they have completed high school by that age.

Read the story in KALB-TV/kalb.com.

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