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2008 SESSION

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HB 850 Foster care; require code of ethics agreement signed by head of every foster home, etc.

Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Foster care; Code of Ethics agreement. Requires Board of Social Services to approve, in foster care policy, the language of the written agreement to be entered into by local boards and licensed child-placing agencies. This bill also provides that such agreements shall include at a minimum a Code of Ethics and mutual responsibilities for all parties to the agreement. This bill is identical to SB 643 (Ticer).

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 085682672  pdf | impact statement
• 01/24/08  House: Committee substitute printed 085701672-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/27/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB850ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/11/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0308)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 085682672
• 01/08/08  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/24/08  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/08  House: Committee substitute printed 085701672-H1
• 01/25/08  House: Read first time
• 01/28/08  House: Read second time
• 01/28/08  House: Committee substitute agreed to 085701672-H1
• 01/28/08  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB850H1
• 01/29/08  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/08  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/08  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/30/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/30/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/15/08  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/08  Senate: Read third time
• 02/19/08  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/19/08  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/19/08  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/19/08  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/08  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/21/08  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/22/08  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/25/08  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/08  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/08  House: Enrolled
• 02/27/08  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB850ER)
• 02/27/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/28/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/04/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 308 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/11/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0308)