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CS/SB 1980: Department of Children and Family Services [SPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Storms

Department of Children and Family Services [SPSC]; Authorizes the DCFS to establish circuits and regions headed by circuit administrators and regional directors. Provides for operating units called circuits and regions based on judicial circuits. Deletes provisions relating to the program directors for mental health and substance abuse, the service districts, child protection workers, the membership of community alliances, and the prototype region, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/20/2009 Senate • Filed
3/5/2009 Senate • Introduced, referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Health and Human Services Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00146
3/6/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/11/09, 9:30 am, 401-S
3/11/2009 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00165; CS read 1st time on 03/19/09 -SJ 00228
3/12/2009 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/17/2009 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 00165
4/13/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/16/09, 4:00 pm, 110-S --Not considered
5/2/2009 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability