Child protection and permanency
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 7, TITLE 63 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY, BY ADDING ARTICLE 8, TO PROVIDE FOR EXTENDED FOSTER CARE FOR PERSONS EIGHTEEN TO TWENTY-ONE YEARS OLD, TO CREATE THE EXTENDED FOSTER CARE PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE FOR VOLUNTARY PLACEMENT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE REVIEW OF VOLUNTARY PLACEMENT AFTER AGE EIGHTEEN, TO PROVIDE FOR COURT-ORDERED FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT AFTER AGE EIGHTEEN, TO PROVIDE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CASE REVIEW, TO PROVIDE FOR PERMANENCY PLANNING FOR PERSONS EIGHTEEN TO TWENTY-ONE YEARS OLD, TO PROVIDE FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW, TO PROVIDE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS; TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-1700(H) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO PERMANENCY PLANNING, TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Last action Feb 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2021
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 43
Feb 11, 2021
D
Democratic15
86% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-0-5)
senate
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Family and Veterans' Services
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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