Outsider, studies show that youth in group homes are not receiving the care they need to heal from trauma, and resistance to this legislation improving group home standards of care shows where their interest lies- in profits, not in children.  Children heal in families, and this legislation along with providing dollars to prevent entry into the child welfare system to begin with says that in situations where foster care is necessary, group home placements must be justified, not just done for the sake of convenience.  I was placed in both group homes and foster homes as a teen, and can tell you I still have trauma from my experience in a group home, whereas my foster family at least tried to help me heal.  You can't go back to a group home after you age out, they won't send you care packages, check-in, or borrow you $20 . That's why recruiting and retaining high quality foster homes is so important.  Kids deserve better, and this legislation would be a huge step in the right direction.