Foster homes; employee with satisfactory fingerprint records check in past 24 months exempt from additional background check; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 49-5-69.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fingerprint and preliminary records check for foster homes, so as to provide that an employee of an early care and education program who has received a satisfactory fingerprint records check determination within the previous 24 months is exempt from submitting applications for an additional background check for purposes of providing care to children placed in a foster home; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 2, 2017
Signed May 8, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 8, 2017
Signed into law
Act 191
upper
May 8, 2017
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 22, 2017
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Efstration
RRepublican
P
Matt Dollar
RRepublican
P
Stacey Abrams
DDemocratic
P
Terry Rogers
RRepublican
P
Trey Kelley
RRepublican
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