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CS/SB 1290: Office of Counsel for Children

GENERAL BILL by Children and Families ; Campbell

Office of Counsel for Children; creates as pilot program Office of Counsel for Children in tenth regional district of CFS Dept. to represent legal interests of children in out-of-home care pursuant to court order; places office in Legal Affairs Dept. for budget purposes; provides that child may not waive right to counsel supplied by office; provides that office is substituted for dept. in dependency cases when appointed by court, etc. Amends Ch. 39.

Effective Date: 07/01/2001
Last Action: 5/4/2001 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/5/2001 Senate • Prefiled
3/14/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00139
3/23/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 03/28/01, 2:00 pm, 37-S
3/28/2001 Senate • CS by Children and Families; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00285; CS read first time on 04/03/01 -SJ 00292
3/30/2001 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00285
4/12/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 04/17/01, 2:00 pm, 37-S
4/17/2001 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00396
4/18/2001 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00396
4/19/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/24/01, upon adjournment of full committee, 309-C --Temporarily postponed
5/3/2001 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00967; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
5/4/2001 Senate • Died on Calendar