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HB 563: Children and Young Adults in Out-of-home Care

GENERAL BILL by Skidmore ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Driskell ; Eskamani ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Gottlieb ; Jenne ; Joseph ; Morales ; Nixon ; Slosberg-King ; Valdés ; Woodson

Children and Young Adults in Out-of-home Care; Specifies rights of children & young adults in out-of-home care; provides roles & responsibilities of DCF & community-based care lead agencies; authorizes district school boards to establish certain educational programs; designates children's ombudsman within DCF & provides responsibilities of ombudsman; requires DCF & community-based care lead agencies to use information provided by ombudsman in carrying out responsibilities; requires DCF to establish statewide toll-free telephone number for ombudsman.

Effective Date: 10/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/10/2021 House • Filed
    11/19/2021 House • Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
    1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 House • Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

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  • HB 563, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/10/2021 at 10:34 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 792 Children and Young Adults in Out-of-home Care Ausley Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.4085 Goals for dependent children; responsibilities; education. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.4088 Page 7 (pdf)

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