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2022 SESSION
SB 307 Kinship foster care; notice and appeal.
Introduced by: T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Kinship foster care; notice and appeal. Requires local boards of social services (local boards), upon receiving a request from a child's relative to become a kinship foster parent, to provide the relative with any forms and materials that must be submitted to become a kinship foster parent within 15 days. The bill requires local boards, upon denying a relative's request to become a kinship foster parent, to provide to the relative (i) a clear and specific explanation of the reasons for denial, (ii) a statement that such denial is appealable, and (iii) information regarding the procedure for filing such appeal. The bill allows relatives to file an appeal regarding such decisions with the Commissioner of Social Services and requires the Board of Social Services to adopt certain regulations regarding the timeline of such appeals. This bill is identical to HB 716.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100568D pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/22 Senate: Printed as engrossed 22100568D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22106880D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB307ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0562) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100568D
- 01/11/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/14/22 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/14/22 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/26/22 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/22 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/22 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/22 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/31/22 Senate: Amendments by Senator Mason agreed to
- 01/31/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB307E
- 01/31/22 Senate: Printed as engrossed 22100568D-E
- 02/01/22 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/22 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/22 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/22 House: Read first time
- 02/21/22 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/22/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22106880D-H1
- 02/22/22 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/22 House: Read second time
- 02/25/22 House: Read third time
- 02/25/22 House: Committee substitute agreed to 22106880D-H1
- 02/25/22 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB307H1
- 02/25/22 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/22 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/22 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/22 Senate: Title replaced 22106880D-H1
- 03/04/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB307ER)
- 03/04/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/04/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/22 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
- 03/11/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 562 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0562)