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CS/CS/CS/SB 536: Community-based Child Welfare Agencies

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Garcia

Community-based Child Welfare Agencies; Revising requirements for contracts the Department of Children and Families has with community-based care lead agencies; requiring the lead agency’s board of directors to disclose to the department any known actual or potential conflicts of interest; prohibiting a lead agency from entering into a contract or being a party to any transaction with related parties if a conflict of interest is not properly disclosed; requiring the contract with the department and the lead agency to specify the administrative functions that the lead agency may subcontract, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/20/2023 Senate • Filed
12/5/2023 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
1/12/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/17/24, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
1/17/2024 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
1/18/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
2/8/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/13/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/13/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
2/15/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
2/20/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
2/22/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/27/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/27/2024 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
2/28/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/29/24
• CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
2/29/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 536
• Amendment(s) adopted (501280, 741254, 749944, 960044) -SJ 536
• Read 3rd time -SJ 536
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 536
2/29/2024 House • In Messages
3/1/2024 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2024)
• 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
3/4/2024 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 126347 adopted
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/5/2024 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
3/5/2024 Senate • In returning messages
3/6/2024 Senate • Refused to concur in 1 amendment(s) (126347) -SJ 802
• Requested House to recede -SJ 802
3/6/2024 House • In Messages
3/8/2024 House • Added to Senate Message List
• Insisted on amendment 126347
• Insisted on amendment, and requested the Senate to concur
3/8/2024 Senate • In returning messages
• Died in returning Messages