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CS/SB 7034: Child Welfare

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

Child Welfare; Revising payment rates for relative and nonrelative caregivers under the Relative Caregiver Program; revising and specifying room and board rates paid by the Department of Children and Families; revising fee waiver eligibility for students who are or were placed in the custody of a relative or nonrelative to include certain students; creating a tuition and fee exemption for students who enter the custody of the department after a specified age and who are reunited with their parent or parents before reaching a specified age and after spending at least 18 months in out-of-home care, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
 Last Action: 4/12/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-68
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  2. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/13/2022 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/18/22, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
1/18/2022 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
• Filed
1/26/2022 Senate • Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 220
• Introduced -SJ 220
1/28/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/02/22, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/2/2022 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 344
2/4/2022 Senate • Now in Appropriations
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/09/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
2/16/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/21/22, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/21/2022 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 433
2/22/2022 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/22 -SJ 451
• CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 433
2/23/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 444
• Read 3rd time -SJ 444
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 444
• Immediately certified -SJ 451
2/23/2022 House • In Messages
2/28/2022 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2022)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/3/2022 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/4/2022 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
3/4/2022 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 696
4/12/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
• Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2022-68