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CS/SB 1412: Department of Children and Family Services

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

Department of Children and Family Services; Changes the name of the Department of Children and Family Services to the Department of Children and Families. Authorizes the department to establish circuits and regions headed by circuit administrators and regional directors. Provides for operating units known as circuits and regions based on judicial circuits. Deletes provisions relating to the program directors for mental health and substance abuse, the service districts, the membership of community alliances, and the prototype region, etc.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/24/2011 Senate • Filed
3/7/2011 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget -SJ 107
3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 106
3/9/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/14/11, 1:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
3/14/2011 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 226
3/15/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 228
3/16/2011 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 226
5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability