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CS/CS/SB 1214: Foster Care

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Children and Families ; Peaden ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cowin

Foster Care; requires CFS Dept. recommend visitation schedule; provides that certain children must be assessed for placement & placed in licensed residential group care; redefines term "related services"; provides for comprehensive residential services to children who have extraordinary needs; provides for compliance with uniform fire safety standards; authorizes dept. to conduct criminal records checks, etc. Amends Chs. 20, 39, 409, 435, 784.

Effective Date: 07/01/2001
Last Action: 5/29/2001 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-68
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/2001 Senate • Prefiled
3/7/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00128
3/9/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 03/14/01, 9:15 am, 37-S
3/14/2001 Senate • CS by Children and Families; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00148; CS read first time on 03/16/01 -SJ 00182
3/15/2001 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00148
3/23/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 03/28/01, 12:30 pm, 309-C
3/28/2001 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00272; CS read first time on 03/29/01 -SJ 00274
3/29/2001 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00272; Withdrawn from Appropriations with subcommittee recommendation -SJ 00248; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/4/2001 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00285; Read second time -SJ 00297
4/11/2001 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00314; CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00315
4/12/2001 House • In Messages
4/24/2001 House • Received, placed on Calendar, on second reading -HJ 00650
4/26/2001 House • Substituted for CS/HB 1145 -HJ 00860; Read second time -HJ 00860; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00860
5/1/2001 House • Read third time -HJ 01483; CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 01484
5/1/2001 Senate • In returning messages
5/2/2001 Senate • Was taken up -SJ 00930; Concurred -SJ 00937; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00937; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 00937
5/16/2001 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/29/2001 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-68