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2022 SESSION
HB 716 Kinship foster care; notice and appeal.
Introduced by: Wendy W. Gooditis | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (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 SB 307.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100544D pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/22 House: Printed as engrossed 22100544D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB716ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0561) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100544D
- 01/11/22 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/21/22 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/03/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/22 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/22 House: Read first time
- 02/11/22 House: Read second time
- 02/11/22 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/11/22 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB716E
- 02/11/22 House: Printed as engrossed 22100544D-E
- 02/14/22 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/22 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/25/22 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/22 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/01/22 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/22 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/22 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/22 House: Enrolled
- 03/08/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB716ER)
- 03/08/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/22 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 561 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0561)