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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 Last Action: 4/28/2014 Senate - Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 773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

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  • 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    4/28/2014 Senate • Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 773
    • Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 773

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  • SB 1258, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2014 at 2:18 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.145 Care of children; quality parenting; “reasonable and prudent parent” standard. Page 1 (pdf)
    409.1753 Foster care; duties. Page 6 (pdf)

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