Kinship foster care; social services to seek thereof. (SB48)

Introduced By

Sen. Yvonne Miller (D-Norfolk)

Progress

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

Description

Kinship Foster Care. Requires a local board of social services, before making a foster care placement, to first seek out kinship foster care. The Board of Social Services shall adopt regulations for determining whether the child has a relative who is eligible to become a kinship foster parent. Kinship foster care placements are subject to the requirements, and receive the benefits, of other foster care placements, including payments for the care of the child. Read the Bill »

Status

03/30/2006: signed by governor

History

DateAction
12/28/2005Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 060872768
12/28/2005Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
01/18/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB48)
02/03/2006Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
02/03/2006Committee substitute printed 064773768-S1
02/03/2006Rereferred to Finance
02/07/2006Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
02/08/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB48S1)
02/08/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/08/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/09/2006Read second time
02/09/2006Reading of substitute waived
02/09/2006Committee substitute agreed to 064773768-S1
02/09/2006Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB48S1
02/10/2006Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/2006Communicated to House
02/14/2006Placed on Calendar
02/14/2006Read first time
02/14/2006Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/23/2006Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006Read second time
02/27/2006Read third time
02/27/2006Passed by for the day
02/28/2006Passed by for the day
03/01/2006Read third time
03/01/2006Pending question ordered
03/01/2006Amendments by Delegate Wardrup rejected
03/01/2006Passed House (83-Y 16-N)
03/01/2006VOTE: PASSAGE (83-Y 16-N)
03/08/2006Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB48ER)
03/08/2006Enrolled
03/09/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB48ER)
03/09/2006Signed by President
03/09/2006Signed by Speaker
03/30/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 360 (effective 7/1/06)
04/05/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0360)