Kinship foster care; notice to relatives.
Summary
Requires local boards of social services, when identifying foster care placement options, to take all reasonable steps to (i) determine whether the child has any relatives who may be eligible to become a kinship foster parent, (ii) provide notice to such relatives of their potential eligibility to become a kinship foster parent, and (iii) explain to such relatives any opportunities they may have to participate in the placement and care of the child, including opportunities available through kinship foster care or kinship guardianship. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 17, 2019
Signed Mar 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 11, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Mar 18, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 437 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2758E
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19105067D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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