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SB 643 Foster care; require code of ethics agreement signed by head of every foster home, etc.
Introduced by: Patricia S. Ticer | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Foster care; Code of Ethics agreement. Requires the 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 HB 850 (Orrock).
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 085680336 pdf | impact statement
- 01/25/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 085704336-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB643ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 085680336
- 01/09/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/25/08 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 085704336-S1
- 01/28/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/08 Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/29/08 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 085704336-S1
- 01/29/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB643S1
- 01/30/08 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/11/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/08 House: Read first time
- 02/11/08 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/14/08 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/08 House: Read second time
- 02/18/08 House: Read third time
- 02/18/08 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/18/08 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/18/08 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/08 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/25/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB643ER)
- 02/25/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 241 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/06/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241)