Meg Froelich
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 3
Primary
The act requires a provider of services related to child and youth out-of-home placement (service provider) to provide fair and equal access to all available programs, benefits, and services offered by the service provider. Services related to out-of-home placement must be provided in a manner that is culturally responsive to the complex social identity of the child or youth receiving such services.A service provider is prohibited from denying any person the opportunity to become an adoptive or a foster parent, or delaying or denying the placement of a child or youth for adoption or into foster care, on the basis of the real or perceived disability, race, creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, or any communicable disease, including HIV, of the prospective adoptive or foster parent or the child unless the delay or denial of the placement is not detrimental to the health or welfare of the child or youth.The act requires that foster parent training include instruction on the right of a foster child or youth to have fair and equal access to all available services and other health and educational services available to foster children and foster youth, including siblings in foster care.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (04/19/2021) | |
| Final Act (04/09/2021) | |
| Rerevised (04/06/2021) | |
| Revised (04/05/2021) | |
| Reengrossed (03/17/2021) | |
| Engrossed (03/16/2021) | |
| Introduced (02/16/2021) | |
| PA1 (03/11/2021) | |
| Committee Amendment | |
| Amendment L.001 | |
| Amendment L.004 |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note FN1 (03/04/2021) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (07/14/2021) |
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