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2009 SESSION

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SB 861 Children's Ombudsman, Office of; created, report.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Office of the Children's Ombudsman.  Creates the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to provide ombudsman services, including investigation of complaints, advocacy, and the provision of information for children, parents, and citizens involved with child-serving agencies. The bill is contingent on funding being included in the general appropriations act adopted by the 2009 Session of the General Assembly that becomes law.

FULL TEXT

• 12/29/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093185228  pdf | impact statement
• 02/06/09  Senate: Printed as engrossed 093185228-E  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 12/29/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 093185228
• 12/29/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/21/09  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/09  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/04/09  Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/09  Senate: Read second time
• 02/06/09  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/06/09  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/06/09  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB861E
• 02/06/09  Senate: Printed as engrossed 093185228-E
• 02/09/09  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
• 02/13/09  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/09  House: Read first time
• 02/13/09  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/16/09  House: Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations/Administrative Process
• 02/17/09  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
• 02/28/09  House: Left in General Laws