Requires the department of children, youth, and families to: (1) Conduct a child-placing agency contract evaluation that includes consideration of whether current contracts reflect the services provided by and responsibilities awarded to child-placing agencies;

(2) Contract with an outside entity to conduct a rate analysis of current rates compared with actual costs incurred by child-placing agencies; and

(3) Facilitate a stakeholder work group in a collaborative effort to design a child-placing agency rate payment methodology based on actual provider costs of care.

Expires July 1, 2020.