Adoption and foster care; home study reciprocity, licensed child-placing agencies, effective date. (HB1744)
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Description
Adoption and foster care; home study reciprocity. Provides that home studies conducted by a local board of social services or licensed child-placing agency for the purpose of placing a child in a foster home or with an adoptive family shall, on and after January 1, 2024, be transferable between all localities, local boards, and licensed child-placing agencies within the Commonwealth at the request of the prospective foster parent or the prospective adoptive parent, subject to any time limitations or other requirements imposed by law or regulation. The bill requires all home studies to be conducted in accordance with the Mutual Family Assessment home study template and any addenda thereto developed by the Department of Social Services. The bill directs the State Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations that establish market rates for such home studies. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2023 | Committee |
01/09/2023 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103974D |
01/09/2023 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/16/2023 | Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1 |
01/17/2023 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1744) |
01/24/2023 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
01/24/2023 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) |
01/31/2023 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2023 | Committee substitute printed 23105093D-H1 |
02/02/2023 | Read first time |
02/03/2023 | Read second time |
02/03/2023 | Committee substitute agreed to 23105093D-H1 |
02/03/2023 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1744H1 |
02/06/2023 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2023 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1744H1) |
02/06/2023 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2023 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/07/2023 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
02/17/2023 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2023 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2023 | Read third time |
02/21/2023 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2023 | Enrolled |
02/24/2023 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1744ER) |
02/24/2023 | Signed by Speaker |
02/25/2023 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1744ER) |
02/25/2023 | Signed by President |
03/02/2023 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023 |
03/02/2023 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 |
03/23/2023 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 340 (effective -see bill) |
03/23/2023 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0340) |
Comments
I support this bill with an additional reminder that families should be considered in all placement of children no child should be in foster care if they have a loving family who cares for them.