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2020 SESSION
SB 472 Foster care; termination of parental rights, independent living needs assessments.
Introduced by: Bryce E. Reeves | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Foster care; termination of parental rights; independent living needs assessments; supervisory spans of control. Requires local boards of social services and child-placing agencies, if the child has been in the custody of a local board or child-placing agency for 15 of the most recent 22 months and no petition for termination of parental rights has been filed with the court, to include in the petition for a permanency planning hearing the reasons why a petition to terminate parental rights has not been filed and the reasonable efforts made regarding reunification or transfer of custody to a relative. The bill requires that local boards and child-placing agencies provide information to birth parents regarding the parent's option to voluntarily terminate parental rights, and that the Commissioner of Social Services develop clear guidance documents regarding the manner in which such information should be relayed. The bill requires the Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations related to termination of parental rights, independent living needs assessments and plans, and reporting requirements for local boards and child-placing agencies. The bill requires the Commissioner to (i) provide training to local boards and child-placing agencies regarding common errors made related to termination of parental rights and (ii) establish a work group to assess the feasibility and costs of establishing supervisory spans of control for foster care supervisors. The work group shall report its findings by November 30, 2020.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102607D pdf | impact statement
- 01/17/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106005D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB472ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0934) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102607D
- 01/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/17/20 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106005D-S1
- 01/20/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/20 Senate: Read second time
- 01/21/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/21/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20106005D-S1
- 01/21/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB472S1
- 01/22/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/13/20 House: Assigned HWI sub: Social Services
- 02/20/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/20 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/20 House: Read second time
- 02/28/20 House: Read third time
- 02/28/20 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB472ER)
- 03/06/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/09/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 934 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0934)