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SB 558: Homeless Service Professionals

GENERAL BILL by Rouson

Homeless Service Professionals; Providing qualifications for certification as a person with lived experience; requiring the Department of Children and Families to conduct background screening; specifying disqualifying offenses for a person applying for certification; authorizing a person who does not meet background screening requirements to request an exemption from disqualification from the department, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/6/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 975 (Ch. 2024-243) -SJ 869
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/21/2023 Senate • Filed
12/5/2023 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
1/5/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/10/24, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
1/10/2024 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
1/12/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 01/17/24, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/17/2024 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
• Now in Fiscal Policy
2/19/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/22/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/22/2024 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
2/23/2024 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/26/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/24
2/28/2024 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 510
2/29/2024 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 566
3/1/2024 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 606
3/4/2024 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 656
3/5/2024 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 733
3/6/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 868
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 975 -SJ 869
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 975 (Ch. 2024-243) -SJ 869