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2008 SESSION

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SB 472 Group homes & residential facilities for children; regulations for licensure of programs offered.

Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Licensure of group homes and residential facilities for children.  Eliminates the interdepartmental regulation of children's residential facilities and group homes, and provides that the Departments of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, Social Services, and Juvenile Justice shall regulate and license children's residential facilities and group homes for which they are the primary licensing agency. This bill provides that each licensing agency shall conduct background checks of persons working or volunteering at children's residential facilities and group homes. This bill further provides that the Department of Education shall be the sole entity responsible for licensure of educational programs in children's residential facilities and group homes.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083151232  pdf
• 02/08/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 085709232-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/19/08  House: Committee substitute printed 088578232-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/08/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB472ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/23/08  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB472ER2)  pdf
• 04/23/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0873)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/09/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083151232
• 01/09/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/08/08  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 085709232-S1
• 02/11/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/08  Senate: Read second time
• 02/12/08  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/12/08  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 085709232-S1
• 02/12/08  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB472S1
• 02/12/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/08  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/08  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/14/08  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/14/08  House: Read first time
• 02/14/08  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/19/08  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/08  House: Committee substitute printed 088578232-H1
• 02/19/08  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/22/08  House: Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources (Hamilton)
• 02/27/08  House: Reported from Appropriations (23-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/08  House: Read second time
• 03/03/08  House: Read third time
• 03/03/08  House: Committee substitute agreed to 088578232-H1
• 03/03/08  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB472H1
• 03/03/08  House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/08  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/08  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/08  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/08/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB472ER)
• 03/08/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/11/08  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/22/08  Senate: Placed on Calendar
• 04/23/08  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
• 04/23/08  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
• 04/23/08  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
• 04/23/08  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/23/08  Senate: Reenrolled
• 04/23/08  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB472ER2)
• 04/23/08  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/23/08  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/23/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 873 (effective 7/1/08)
• 04/23/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0873)