Monty Mason
- Democratic
Primary
Kinship foster care; notice and appeal. Requires local boards of social services (local boards), upon receiving a request from a child's relative to become a kinship foster parent, to provide the relative with any forms and materials that must be submitted to become a kinship foster parent within 15 days. The bill requires local boards, upon denying a relative's request to become a kinship foster parent, to provide to the relative (i) a clear and specific explanation of the reasons for denial, (ii) a statement that such denial is appealable, and (iii) information regarding the procedure for filing such appeal. The bill allows relatives to file an appeal regarding such decisions with the Commissioner of Social Services and requires the Board of Social Services to adopt certain regulations regarding the timeline of such appeals. This bill is identical to HB 716.
Kinship foster care; notice and appeal. Requires local boards of social services (local boards), upon receiving a request from a child's relative to become a kinship foster parent, to provide the relative with any forms or materials that must be submitted in order to become a kinship foster parent within 15 days. The bill requires local boards, upon denying a relative's request to become a kinship foster parent, to provide to the relative (i) a clear and specific explanation of the reasons for denial, (ii) a statement that such denial is appealable, and (iii) an explanation of the procedure for filing such appeal. The bill allows relatives to file an appeal regarding such decisions with the Commissioner of Social Services and requires the Board of Social Services to adopt certain regulations regarding the timeline of such appeals.
Kinship foster care; notice and appeal. Requires local boards of social services (local boards), upon receiving arequest from a child's relative to become a kinship foster parent,to provide the relative with an application to become a kinship fosterparent within 15 days. The bill requires local boards, upon denyinga relative's application to become a kinship foster parent, to provideto the relative (i) a clear and specific explanation of the reasonsfor denial, (ii) a statement that such denial is appealable, and(iii) an explanation of the procedure for filing such appeal. Thebill allows relatives to file an appeal regarding such decisions withthe Commissioner of Social Services and requires the Board of SocialServices to adopt certain regulations regarding the timeline of suchappeals.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 562 (effective 7/1/22)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Impact statement from DPB (SB307ER)
Enrolled
House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Title replaced 22106880D-H1
Read third time
Impact statement from DPB (SB307H1)
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB307H1
Committee substitute agreed to 22106880D-H1
Read second time
Committee substitute printed 22106880D-H1
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Impact statement from DPB (SB307E)
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Reading of amendments waived
Printed as engrossed 22100568D-E
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB307E
Amendments by Senator Mason agreed to
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB307)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100568D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100568D | PDF HTML |
| Printed as engrossed 22100568D-E | PDF HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 22106880D-H1 | PDF HTML |
| SB307ER | PDF HTML |
| CHAP0562 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB307FER122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB307FH1122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB307FE122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB307F122.PDF | |
| Amendment: SB307AS | HTML |
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