Foster care placements; court review, best interests of the child. (SB396)
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Description
Foster care placements; court review. Provides that the juvenile and domestic relations district court has the authority to review a child's status in foster care or review a foster care plan. The bill requires a foster care plan to describe in writing an assessment of the stability of proposed placements, the services provided or plans for services to be provided to address placement instability, and a description of other placements that were considered for the child. The bill also (i) requests that the Committee on District Courts study child dependency hearings in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court system and make recommendations to the General Assembly as to whether a separate docket or court would result in better service to children and families involved in child dependency hearings and other family law matters and (ii) directs the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to convene a work group to consider issues relating to the Commonwealth's model of court-appointed legal counsel in child dependency cases. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103950D |
| 01/11/2022 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 01/24/2022 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/24/2022 | Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/24/2022 | Committee substitute printed 22105002D-S1 |
| 01/25/2022 | Passed by for the day |
| 01/26/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/26/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB396S1) |
| 01/27/2022 | Read second time |
| 01/27/2022 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 01/27/2022 | Committee substitute agreed to 22105002D-S1 |
| 01/27/2022 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB396S1 |
| 01/28/2022 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2022 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/22/2022 | Read first time |
| 02/22/2022 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/22/2022 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 02/23/2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) |
| 02/28/2022 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/28/2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) |
| 02/28/2022 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 03/02/2022 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/02/2022 | Committee substitute printed 22107143D-H1 |
| 03/02/2022 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 03/04/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB396H1) |
| 03/04/2022 | Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/08/2022 | Read second time |
| 03/09/2022 | Read third time |
| 03/09/2022 | Committee substitute agreed to 22107143D-H1 |
| 03/09/2022 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB396H1 |
| 03/09/2022 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 03/09/2022 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/10/2022 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 03/10/2022 | Title replaced 22107143D-H1 |
| 03/21/2022 | Enrolled |
| 03/21/2022 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB396ER) |
| 03/21/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (SB396ER) |
| 03/21/2022 | Signed by President |
| 03/22/2022 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/22/2022 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022 |
| 03/22/2022 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 |
| 04/11/2022 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 305 (effective 7/1/22) |
| 04/11/2022 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0305) |
Comments
Provides for court review of foster care plan placement determinations by local DSS, and codifies factors that must be considered when developing foster care plans.