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HB 1045: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Gottlieb ; Diamond ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ausley ; Casello ; Driskell ; Eskamani ; Geller ; Good ; Hart ; Hogan Johnson ; Jenne ; Jones ; Slosberg ; Smith, C. ; Williams

Child Welfare; Specifies rights of children in out-of-home care; provides roles & responsibilities for certain persons & entities; requires that case plan be developed in face-to-face conference with caregiver of child; provides additional requirements for content & distribution of case plan; requires caseworker to provide specified information relating to certain subsidies to caregivers of certain children; provides requirements for social study reports, caregivers, licensure & operation of family foster homes, residential child-caring facilities, & child-placing agencies; requires lead agency, rather than department, to provide caregivers with contact when caseworker is unavailable; requires lead agencies to recruit & retain foster homes.

Effective Date: 10/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/30/2019 House • Filed
    1/7/2020 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 91
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 91
    3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee

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  • HB 1045, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/30/2019 at 8:30 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 496 Child Welfare Book Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.01 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.4085 Legislative findings and declaration of intent for goals for dependent children. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.4088 Page 10 (pdf)
    39.6011 Case plan development. Page 12 (pdf)
    39.6013 Case plan amendments. Page 29 (pdf)
    39.604 Rilya Wilson Act; short title; legislative intent; child care; early education; preschool. Page 16 (pdf)
    39.701 Judicial review. Page 16 (pdf)
    409.145 Care of children; quality parenting; “reasonable and prudent parent” standard. Page 22 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 26 (pdf)
    409.1753 Foster care; duties. Page 28 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 29 (pdf)

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