House Bill 4, authored by House Representative Cindy Burkett, is an aspect of the child welfare overhaul that deals with financial assistance given to relative and other caregivers of children removed from their homes and placed in alternate care by the state. This bill changes the way assistance funds are provided to caregivers, and establishes penalties and criminal offenses if a prospective caregiver willfully enters into a fraudulent caregiver assistance agreement through deception, or misrepresentation of their eligibility.