CS/HB 245: Road-to-Independence Act
GENERAL BILL by Council for Healthy Communities ; Detert ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rich ; Justice ; Gottlieb ; Garcia ; Sobel ; Gannon ; Green ; Bucher ; Machek ; Clarke ; Lynn ; Heyman ; Benson ; Romeo ; Mahon ; Frankel ; Slosberg ; Lerner ; Wilson ; Richardson ; Brutus ; Gelber ; Joyner ; Fields
Road-to-Independence Act; creates said act; provides transition to self-sufficiency as goal for older children who are likely to remain in foster care until 18 years of age; directs CFS Dept. or its agents to administer system of independent living transition services; provides for eligibility for services; provides for services for young adults formerly in foster care; provides for dept. & program accountability, etc. Amends FS.
Last Action: 4/11/2002 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-19
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Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/17/2001 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 11/6/2001 | House |
• Referred to Child & Family Security (HCC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); Council for Healthy Communities |
| 11/14/2001 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Child & Family Security (HCC), 11/27/01, 2:45 pm, 24-H |
| 11/21/2001 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Child & Family Security (HCC), 12/04/01, 9:00 am, 24-H --Meeting canceled |
| 11/27/2001 | House |
• Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Child & Family Security (HCC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 |
| 12/3/2001 | House |
• Now in Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) |
| 1/22/2002 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Child & Family Security (HCC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00023; On Committee agenda-- Child & Family Security (HCC), 11/27/01, 2:45 pm, 24-H; On Committee agenda-- Child & Family Security (HCC), 12/04/01, 9:00 am, 24-H --Meeting canceled; Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Child & Family Security (HCC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00078; Now in Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00078 |
| 2/6/2002 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC), 02/08/02, 8:30 am, Reed Hall |
| 2/8/2002 | House |
• Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 00228 |
| 2/12/2002 | House |
• Now in Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00228 |
| 2/15/2002 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Council for Healthy Communities, 02/19/02, 4:45 pm, Reed Hall |
| 2/19/2002 | House |
• CS by- Council for Healthy Communities; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 00370 |
| 3/4/2002 | House |
• CS read first time ON 03/04/02 -HJ 00368; Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00370; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00370 |
| 3/7/2002 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00931; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00931; Read third time -HJ 00931; CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 00931; Immediately certified -HJ 00931 |
| 3/7/2002 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 3/13/2002 | Senate |
• Received, referred to Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00522; Withdrawn from Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00497; Substituted for CS/SB 996 -SJ 00497; Read second time -SJ 00497 |
| 3/14/2002 | Senate |
• Read third time -SJ 00576; CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 00577 |
| 3/15/2002 | House |
• Ordered enrolled -HJ 01969 |
| 4/4/2002 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
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| 4/11/2002 |
• Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-19 |
595501 - Amendment to Amendment (984261)