Makes numerous changes to the laws governing the provision of foster care services in the Commonwealth. Among other things, the bill (i) allows the Commissioner of Social Services to develop and implement a corrective action plan for or assume temporary control over the foster care services of a local board of social services upon determining that the local board (a) has failed to provide foster care services or make placement and removal decisions in accordance with applicable laws or regulations or (b) has taken any action that poses a substantial risk to the health, safety, or well-being of any child under its supervision and control; (ii) requires the Commissioner to create within the State Department of Social Services (the Department) a foster care health and safety director position; (iii) directs the Commissioner to establish and maintain a confidential hotline to receive reports and complaints from foster parents and other persons regarding violations of laws or regulations applicable to foster care and any other matters related to the health, safety, or well-being of children in foster care; (iv) directs the Department to develop and implement a more reliable, structured, and comprehensive case review and quality improvement process to monitor and improve foster care services provided by local boards and departments of social services; and (v) requires the Department to establish and update annually a caseload standard that limits the number of foster care cases that may be assigned to each foster care caseworker. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
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Total votes
16,363
all sessions
Attendance
99%
106 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 78% of chamber peers
Sponsored
964
bills & resolutions
Higher than 84% of chamber peers
Committees
0
assignments
964 bills and resolutions
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Total
964
Primary
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Foster care; numerous changes to laws governing provision of services in the Commonwealth.
Passed Feb 20, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Passed Feb 20, 2019
1 co-sponsor
In committee Feb 19, 2019
1 co-sponsor
In committee Feb 19, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Early childhood care and education; development of a statewide unified public-private system.
Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Commissioner of Social Services to (i) convene a stakeholder group to consider the development of a statewide unified public-private system for early childhood care and education in the Commonwealth and (ii) collaborate to develop a uniform quality rating and improvement system with required participation by publicly funded early childhood care and education programs and voluntary participation by privately funded providers.
Failed Feb 19, 2019
0 co-sponsors
Introduced Feb 18, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Feb 18, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Feb 18, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Feb 18, 2019
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Feb 18, 2019
1 co-sponsor
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