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SB 776 Public schools; residency of children in kinship care.
Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Public schools; residency of children in kinship care. Allows a child receiving kinship care from an adult relative to enroll in the school division where the kinship care provider resides. The bill also allows local school divisions to require one legal parent and the kinship care provider to sign affidavits detailing the kinship care arrangement as well as a power of attorney authorizing the adult relative to make educational decisions regarding the child.
FULL TEXT
- 01/25/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16104536D pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB776ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0388) pdf
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0388) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/25/16 Senate: Unanimous consent to introduce
- 01/25/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16104536D
- 01/25/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/01/16 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 02/11/16 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/16 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/15/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/16 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/16 House: Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education
- 02/17/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/16 House: Read first time
- 02/17/16 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/24/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 House: Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 House: Read second time
- 03/02/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/03/16 House: Read third time
- 03/03/16 House: Passed House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB776ER)
- 03/04/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/8/2016
- 03/08/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/11/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 388 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0388)
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0388)