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CS/CS/SB 632: Residential Group Care

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Children and Families ; Peaden

Residential Group Care; repeals provision re mandatory assessment of specified children for placement in licensed such care; prescribes procedures for mandatory assessment of certain children for placement in licensed residential group care; clarifies that CFS Dept. may place child who is in its custody in residential treatment center without prior approval of court; provides criteria for number of children placed in each family foster home, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2002
Last Action: 5/1/2002 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-219
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/3/2001 Senate • Prefiled
12/27/2001 Senate • Referred to Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
1/22/2002 Senate • Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00045
1/25/2002 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 01/30/02, 9:00 am, 37-S
1/30/2002 Senate • CS by Children and Families; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00195; CS read first time on 01/31/02 -SJ 00197; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00195
2/6/2002 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/13/02, 1:00 pm, 309-C
2/13/2002 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 00255; CS read first time on 02/14/02 -SJ 00256; Now in Appropriations -SJ 00255
2/14/2002 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 00254; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
2/20/2002 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00290; Read second time -SJ 00288; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00288; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00289
2/21/2002 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00299; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00300
2/27/2002 House • In Messages
3/11/2002 House • Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 00971
3/12/2002 House • Substituted for CS/HB 755 -HJ 01048; Read second time -HJ 01048; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01048
3/18/2002 House • Read third time -HJ 02032; CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 02032
3/18/2002 Senate • In returning messages
3/21/2002 Senate • Was taken up -SJ 01339; Concurred -SJ 01348; CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 01348; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01348
4/18/2002 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/1/2002 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-219