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SB 1258: Foster Care

GENERAL BILL by Garcia

Foster Care; Providing additional caregiver responsibilities; requiring background screening and drug testing of potential and current caregivers; providing additional criteria under which a child may be removed from a foster home; authorizing the Department of Children and Families to withhold financial assistance under certain circumstances; providing responsibilities of the department’s regional managing directors and the state foster care program manager for monitoring compliance with the act, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 4/28/2014 Senate - Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 773
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/25/2014 Senate • Filed
2/28/2014 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 101
3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 101
4/28/2014 Senate • Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 773
• Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 773