Kinship foster care; notice to relatives. (SB1720)
Introduced By
Sen. Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg)
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
Kinship foster care; notice. Requires local boards of social services, when identifying foster care placement options, to take all reasonable steps to (i) determine whether the child has any relatives who may be eligible to become a kinship foster parent, (ii) provide notice to such relatives of their potential eligibility to become a kinship foster parent, and (iii) explain to such relatives any opportunities they may have to participate in the placement and care of the child, including opportunities available through kinship foster care or kinship guardianship. This bill is identical to HB 2758. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/16/2019 | Presented and ordered printed 19104368D |
| 01/16/2019 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 01/22/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1720) |
| 01/25/2019 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2019 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/30/2019 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/04/2019 | Read first time |
| 02/04/2019 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 02/07/2019 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/07/2019 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/08/2019 | Read second time |
| 02/11/2019 | Read third time |
| 02/11/2019 | Passed by temporarily |
| 02/11/2019 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/11/2019 | Engrossed by House as amended |
| 02/11/2019 | Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/11/2019 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2019 | House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2019 | Enrolled |
| 02/18/2019 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1720ER) |
| 02/18/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1720ER) |
| 02/18/2019 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/19/2019 | Signed by President |
| 02/20/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 25, 2019 |
| 02/20/2019 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2019 |
| 02/20/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 |
| 03/18/2019 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 438 (effective 7/1/19) |
| 03/18/2019 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0438) |