(Washington, D.C.) – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined 16 other states opposing a new proposed rule by the Biden Administration that would bring changes to the foster care system.
In September, the Department of Health and Human Services said this rule would require all state child welfare agencies to ensure that LGBT individuals are placed in foster homes that protect them from discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. The caregivers would also have to go through special training on how to meet the person’s needs and have access to the services they need to thrive.
During the public comment period, Knudsen and other attorneys general filed a letter, arguing it would further narrow the list of families able to take a foster child in.
