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2011 SESSION
SB 1040 Foster care; placement of child through an agreement between parents and local board.
Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Placement of children; criminal history and central registry check. Eliminates language granting local boards of social services and licensed child-placing agencies discretion in deciding when to obtain background checks on adult household members residing in a home with a person with whom the local board or agency is considering placing a child on an emergency, temporary, or permanent basis and makes such checks mandatory. This bill is identical to HB 1767 (Crockett-Stark).
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103532D pdf | impact statement
- 02/16/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1040ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/15/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0156) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103532D
- 01/11/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/18/11 Senate: Assigned Rehab sub: Social Services
- 01/21/11 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/11 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/26/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/11 House: Read first time
- 02/07/11 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/10/11 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/11 House: Read second time
- 02/14/11 House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/14/11 House: Read third time
- 02/14/11 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/16/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1040ER)
- 02/16/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/16/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 156 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/15/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0156)