Foster Care Prevention Services
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2019 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning foster care prevention services to align current standards with the federal "Family First Prevention Services Act".
Bill Summary:
Child welfare - foster care prevention services - qualified residential treatment programs - federal compliance. The act authorizes the department of human services (department) to establish and implement a foster care prevention services program for families with children and youth who are candidates for foster care but who can safely remain at home with receipt of foster care prevention services. Eligible recipients of foster care prevention services include children and youth and their parents, legal custodians, legal guardians, and kin caregivers when their needs are directly related to the safety, permanent placement, or well-being of the child or youth.
If a child or youth is placed in a qualified residential treatment program (QRTP), the court or the administrative review division of the department is required to review the assessment and needs of the child or youth and determine whether placement in the QRTP is appropriate.
The act requires a county department of human or social services (county department) to submit certain evidence to the court during each review and permanency hearing of a child or youth placed in a QRTP. A county department may provide foster care prevention services to a child or youth and the parents or kin caregivers of the child or youth upon the receipt of a report of intrafamilial abuse or neglect or human trafficking.
The act adds the federal "Family First Prevention Services Act" as a program to be administered by the department. The act also adds foster care prevention services to the definition of child welfare services. The act requires the department to implement the utilization of foster care prevention services and qualified residential treatment programs when the federal government approves the state's five year Title IV-E prevention plan.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/16/2019 | PA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 19-1308 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.006 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 19-1308, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C) to L.001 (Attachment B). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B), as amended. | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 19-1308, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/01/2019 | Third Reading | BILL |
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/26/2019 | Third Reading | BILL |
63
AYE
0
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/25/2019 | L.004 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 04/25/2019 | L.005 | Second Reading | Passed [**] | |
| 04/25/2019 | L.006 | HOU Appropriations | Passed [*] | |
| 04/12/2019 | L.003 | HOU Public Health Care & Human Services | Passed [*] | |
| 04/12/2019 | L.001 | HOU Public Health Care & Human Services | Passed [*] | |
| 04/12/2019 | L.002 | HOU Public Health Care & Human Services | Passed [*] |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 05/23/2019 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 05/14/2019 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/14/2019 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/14/2019 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/01/2019 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/30/2019 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/27/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/26/2019 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations |
| 04/26/2019 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/25/2019 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 04/25/2019 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/12/2019 | House | House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 04/03/2019 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/02/2019 | 256 | Foster Care Prevention Services |