Foster care; require code of ethics agreement signed by head of every foster home, etc. (HB850)

Introduced By

Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Progress

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 Introduced
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 Passed Committee
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 Passed House
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 Passed Senate
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 Signed by Governor
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 Became Law

Description

Foster care; Code of Ethics agreement. Requires the agreement signed by the head of every foster home or children's residential facility to set forth the conditions and mutual responsibilities of foster parents, foster care workers, and directors of child-placing agencies, including local departments. The bill requires the Board of Social Services to develop and promulgate regulations implementing the provisions of this Act with the assistance of an advisory committee comprised of representatives from foster and adoptive families, local boards and departments, child-placing agencies, judicial staff, youth in foster and adoptive homes, and other advocates or experts as the Board deems necessary. Amends § 63.2-900, § 63.2-902, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

  • 01/08/2008 Committee
  • 01/08/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 085682672
  • 01/08/2008 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
  • 01/18/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB850)
  • 01/24/2008 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 01/24/2008 Committee substitute printed 085701672-H1
  • 01/25/2008 Read first time
  • 01/28/2008 Read second time
  • 01/28/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 085701672-H1
  • 01/28/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB850H1
  • 01/28/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB850H1)
  • 01/29/2008 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 01/29/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 01/29/2008 Communicated to Senate
  • 01/30/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 01/30/2008 Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
  • 02/15/2008 Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/18/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2008 Read third time
  • 02/19/2008 Reading of amendments waived
  • 02/19/2008 Committee amendments agreed to
  • 02/19/2008 Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 02/19/2008 Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2008 Placed on Calendar
  • 02/21/2008 Passed by for the day
  • 02/22/2008 Passed by for the day
  • 02/25/2008 Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
  • 02/25/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2008 Enrolled
  • 02/27/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB850ER)
  • 02/27/2008 Signed by Speaker
  • 02/28/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB850ER)
  • 02/28/2008 Signed by President
  • 03/04/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 308 (effective 7/1/08)
  • 03/11/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0308)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical duplicates of this one: SB643.