Kinship Guardianship Assistance program.
Summary
Creates the Kinship Guardianship Assistance program (the program) to facilitate child placements with relatives and ensure permanency for children for whom adoption or being returned home are not appropriate permanency options. The bill sets forth eligibility criteria for the program, payment allowances to kinship guardians, and requirements for kinship guardianship assistance agreements. The bill also requires the Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations for the program. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2016
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 15, 2016
Last action Feb 21, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Feb 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB876E
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 13, 2017
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Dec 15, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
legislature
Dec 15, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102201D
legislature
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher K. Peace
RRepublican
Co
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
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