Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy Committee on June 30, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
Senate Bill 196
Requires Department of Human Services and counties to implement Strengthening, Preserving and Reunifying Families programs in each county of state to provide family preservation and reunification services for children in department's legal custody.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires Department of Human Services and counties to implement Strengthening, Preserving and Reunifying Families programs in each county of state to provide family preservation and reunification services for children in department's legal custody. Requires department to issue licenses, enter into agreements with and make payments to eligible programs. Directs department to seek federal approval to access federal savings accrued as result of reduction in costs of foster and substitute care to reinvest in programs under Act. Includes program services in definition of "purchase of care." Creates Strengthening, Preserving and Reunifying Families Program Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to department for specified purposes. Requires department and court to include in reasonable effort considerations and determinations whether preservation and reunification services provided by programs are most likely to prevent or eliminate removal of child from child's home or most likely to make it possible for child to safely return home. Requires department to adopt rules. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 10 to June 30, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 10 to Jun 30 · stopped171 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 10 to Jan 144 days
Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health PolicyJan 14 to Jun 30 · stopped167 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 10 – Jun 30
- Jan 10Introduced
- Jan 14Sent to Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy
- Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 10Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jan 14Referred to Health Care, Human Services and Rural Health Policy, then Ways and Means.Senate
- Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.Senate