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CS/SB 940: Continuum of Care for Children

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Detert ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sachs

Continuum of Care for Children; Removing a requirement that the Department of Children and Families submit a report annually to the Legislature on the placement of children in licensed residential group care; creating the Continuum of Care Advisory Council within the department for specified purposes; authorizing the advisory council to work with certain individuals and providing limitations on the involvement of those individuals; requiring that the advisory council have access to specified information; prohibiting certain data from including information that would identify specific individuals, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
 Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/17/2015 Senate • Filed
    2/26/2015 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 97
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 97
    3/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/15, 9:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
    3/12/2015 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 192
    3/13/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/17/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 192
    • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 208
    3/30/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/02/15, 9:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building
    4/2/2015 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 344
    • Now in Appropriations -SJ 344
    5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 940, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/13/2015 at 3:38 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2015 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2015 (pdf)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/2/2015 9:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.523 Placement in residential group care. Page 2 (pdf)
    409.144 Page 6 (pdf)

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  • SB 940, Original Filed Version Posted 2/17/2015 at 8:49 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2015 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2015 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    473434 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Detert)     		3/10/2015
    4:57 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/12/2015     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/12/2015 9:00 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.202 Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect. Page 14 (pdf)
    39.5085 Relative Caregiver Program. Page 15 (pdf)
    39.523 Placement in residential group care. Page 13 (pdf)
    409.145 Care of children; quality parenting; “reasonable and prudent parent” standard. Page 2 (pdf)
    409.1451 The Road-to-Independence Program. Page 13 (pdf)
    409.165 Alternate care for children. Page 13 (pdf)
    409.1676 Comprehensive residential group care services to children who have extraordinary needs. Page 13 (pdf)
    409.1677 Model comprehensive residential services programs. Page 13 (pdf)
    409.1679 Additional requirements; reimbursement methodology. Page 13 (pdf)
    1002.3305 College-Preparatory Boarding Academy Pilot Program for at-risk students. Page 15 (pdf)

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