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HB 709: Children In Need of Services/Shelter

GENERAL BILL by Bainter ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Merchant ; Green ; Ritchie ; Barreiro ; Patterson ; Lawson ; Greenstein

Children In Need of Services/Shelter; revises requirements for placement of child in staff-secure shelter; revises location of pilot program for physically secure facilities; provides for waiver of right to counsel for child in need of services, under certain circumstances; revises criteria & time limits for placement of child in physically secure facility; provides duties of court & CFS Dept. re review of child's placement, etc. Amends 984.225,.226.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/10/1999 House • Prefiled
2/18/1999 House • Referred to Family Law & Children (CJC); Juvenile Justice (CRC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Family Law & Children (CJC); Juvenile Justice (CRC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00064
3/22/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Family Law & Children (CJC), 03/24/99, 4:00 pm, 317C --Meeting cancelled
3/26/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Family Law & Children (CJC), 03/30/99, 4:00 pm, 317C
3/30/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 6 amendment(s) by Family Law & Children (CJC) -HJ 00513
4/1/1999 House • Now in Juvenile Justice (CRC) -HJ 00513
4/13/1999 House • Withdrawn from Juvenile Justice (CRC) -HJ 00556; Now in Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
4/30/1999 House • Died in Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)