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2023 SESSION
HB 1744 Adoption and foster care; home study reciprocity, licensed child-placing agencies, effective date.
Introduced by: Betsy B. Carr | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Adoption and foster care; home study reciprocity. Provides that home studies conducted by a local board of social services or licensed child-placing agency for the purpose of placing a child in a foster home or with an adoptive family shall, on and after January 1, 2024, be transferable between all localities, local boards, and licensed child-placing agencies within the Commonwealth at the request of the prospective foster parent or the prospective adoptive parent, subject to any time limitations or other requirements imposed by law or regulation. The bill requires all home studies to be conducted in accordance with the Mutual Family Assessment home study template and any addenda thereto developed by the Department of Social Services. The bill directs the State Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations that establish market rates for such home studies.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103974D pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23105093D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1744ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0340) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
HISTORY
- 01/09/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103974D
- 01/09/23 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/16/23 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/24/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/23 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23105093D-H1
- 02/02/23 House: Read first time
- 02/03/23 House: Read second time
- 02/03/23 House: Committee substitute agreed to 23105093D-H1
- 02/03/23 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1744H1
- 02/06/23 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/17/23 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/23 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/23 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1744ER)
- 02/24/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/23 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/23/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 340 (effective -see bill)
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0340)