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2023 SESSION
SB 1219 Kinship foster care; barrier crimes, exception.
Introduced by: T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Kinship foster care; barrier crimes; exception. Allows local boards of social services and child-placing agencies to approve as a kinship foster parent an applicant who has been convicted of possessing a Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substance, provided that (i) the offense did not involve possession of heroin, fentanyl, or methylenedioxy-methamphetamine, (ii) five years have elapsed from the date of the conviction, and (iii) the local board or child-placing agency makes a specific finding that approving the kinship foster care placement would not adversely affect the safety and well-being of the child. Under current law, such applicants may be approved as a kinship foster parent if 10 years have elapsed from the date of conviction.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103937D pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23103937D-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103937D
- 01/10/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/20/23 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/23 Senate: Read second time
- 01/24/23 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/24/23 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/24/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1219E
- 01/24/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23103937D-E
- 01/25/23 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/23 House: Read first time
- 02/09/23 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/14/23 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
- 02/22/23 House: Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions