Foster care; requires a nationwide criminal background check before placement of child. (HB1317)

Introduced By

Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

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

Description

Foster care; criminal background checks. Requires a nationwide, rather than statewide, criminal background check for any individual with whom the local board or agency is considering placing a child on an emergency, temporary, or permanent basis, including the birth parent of a child in foster care placement. In emergency circumstances, a statewide Virginia Criminal Information Network search may still be performed to satisfy the background check requirement, provided that a national search is also performed afterwards. The child shall be removed from the home immediately if any adult resident, within three days of the child's placement, fails to provide fingerprints and written permission to perform a national criminal history record check when requested. Read the Bill »

Status

04/04/2006: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/11/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 060477276
01/11/2006Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/01/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB1317)
02/07/2006Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
02/07/2006Committee substitute printed 060490276-H1
02/07/2006Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/09/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB1317H1)
02/09/2006Assigned App. sub: Health and Human Resources (Hamilton)
02/10/2006Reported from Appropriations (23-Y 0-N)
02/11/2006Read first time
02/13/2006Read second time
02/13/2006Committee substitute agreed to 060490276-H1
02/13/2006Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1317H1
02/14/2006Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/14/2006VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
02/14/2006Communicated to Senate
02/15/2006Constitutional reading dispensed
02/15/2006Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
02/17/2006Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
02/20/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/2006Read third time
02/21/2006Reading of amendment waived
02/21/2006Committee amendment agreed to
02/21/2006Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/21/2006Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/22/2006Placed on Calendar
02/23/2006Passed by for the day
02/24/2006Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
02/28/2006Enrolled
03/01/2006Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1317ER)
03/01/2006Signed by Speaker
03/02/2006Signed by President
03/13/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB1317ER)
04/04/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 558 (effective 7/1/06)
04/12/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0558)