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SB 960: Human Rights

GENERAL BILL by Forman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Kirkpatrick ; Myers

Human Rights; redesignates Statewide Human Rights Advocacy Committee as Statewide Human Rights Advocacy Council; revises membership of statewide council; redesignates district human rights advocacy committees as local human rights councils; provides for additional local councils to be established; provides for local councils to monitor activities of, & investigate complaints against, CFS Dept., etc. Amends Chs. 39, 393, 394, 400, 402, 415.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
 Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01628, -SJ 01926; Died on Calendar
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/4/1999 Senate • Prefiled
    2/17/1999 Senate • Referred to Children and Families; Rules and Calendar; Fiscal Policy
    3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Rules and Calendar; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00067
    3/12/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 03/17/99, 3:30 pm, Room-37S
    3/17/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Children and Families -SJ 00309
    3/18/1999 Senate • Now in Rules and Calendar -SJ 00309
    4/13/1999 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar -SJ 00489; Now in Fiscal Policy
    4/16/1999 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 00586; Placed on Calendar
    4/26/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00887
    4/27/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00886, -SJ 01222
    4/28/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01221, -SJ 01402
    4/29/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01402, -SJ 01628
    4/30/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01628, -SJ 01926; Died on Calendar

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  • SB 960, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:55 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children and Families (Post-Meeting) 3/15/1999 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 845 Human Rights Wilson Similar Last Action: 4/30/1999 H Died in Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)
    Location:
    H 2009 Human Rights Littlefield Compare Last Action: 4/30/1999 H Died in Committee on General Government Appropriations (FRC)
    Location:
    S 878 (e1) Department of Health Myers Compare Last Action: 4/30/1999 H In Messages; Died in Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2003 (Ch. 99-396), CS/SB 2554 (Ch. 99-275)
    Location:
    S 1080 Human Rights Forman Compare Last Action: 4/30/1999 S Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy
    Location:

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    404174 - Amendment
    		Children and Families 4/17/1999
    2:29 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    632308 - Amendment
    		Children and Families 4/17/1999
    2:29 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    095722 - Amendment
    		Forman 4/20/1999
    1:18 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (22)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.001 Purposes and intent; personnel standards and screening.
    39.202 Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect.
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
    393.13 Personal treatment of persons who are developmentally disabled.
    394.459 Rights of patients.
    394.4595 Human Rights Advocacy Committee access to patients and records.
    394.4597 Persons to be notified; patient's representative.
    394.4598 Guardian advocate.
    394.4599 Notice.
    394.4615 Clinical records; confidentiality.
    400.0067 Establishment of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council; duties; membership.
    400.0089 Agency reports.
    400.419 Violations; administrative fines.
    400.428 Resident bill of rights.
    402.165 Statewide Human Rights Advocacy Committee; confidential records and meetings.
    402.166 District human rights advocacy committees; confidential records and meetings.
    402.167 Department duties relating to the Statewide Human Rights Advocacy Committee and the District Human Rights Advocacy Committees.
    415.1034 Mandatory reporting of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of disabled adults or elderly persons; mandatory reports of death.
    415.104 Protective services investigations of cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of aged persons or disabled adults; transmittal of records to state attorney.
    415.1055 Notification to administrative entities, subjects, and reporters; notification to law enforcement and state attorneys.
    415.106 Cooperation by the department and criminal justice and other agencies.
    415.107 Confidentiality of reports and records.

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