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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
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • CS/SB 1412, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/15/2011 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.04 Structure of executive branch. Page 1 (pdf)
    20.19 Department of Children and Family Services. Page 2 (pdf)
    20.43 Department of Health. Page 6 (pdf)
    39.01 Definitions. Page 7 (pdf)
    394.78 Operation and administration; personnel standards; procedures for audit and monitoring of service providers; resolution of disputes. Page 7 (pdf)
    402.35 Employees. Page 7 (pdf)
    420.622 State Office on Homelessness; Council on Homelessness. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • SB 1412, Original Filed Version Posted 2/24/2011 at 3:55 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2011 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2011 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    929664 - Amendment
    Between lines 152 and 153 insert:
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Storms)
    3/11/2011
    1:14 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/14/2011
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/14/2011 1:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 4 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.04 Structure of executive branch. Page 1 (pdf)
    20.19 Department of Children and Family Services. Page 2 (pdf)
    20.43 Department of Health. Page 6 (pdf)
    39.01 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    394.78 Operation and administration; personnel standards; procedures for audit and monitoring of service providers; resolution of disputes. Page 7 (pdf)
    402.35 Employees. Page 7 (pdf)
    420.622 State Office on Homelessness; Council on Homelessness. Page 7 (pdf)

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