Bill Title: Department of child services. Provides that an older youth who received foster care is eligible to receive collaborative care services until the individual becomes 21 years of age. Provides that the caseload of a family case manager may not be more than: (1) 12 active cases relating to initial assessments; (2) 12 families in active cases relating to ongoing in-home services; or (3) 13 children in active cases relating to ongoing services who are in out-of-home placements. Requires the department of child services (department) to initiate an assessment immediately, but not later than two hours (rather than one hour, under current law), after receiving a report of child abuse or neglect if the department believes the child is in immediate danger of serious bodily harm. Requires the department to provide a report concerning an assessment or investigation of a report of suspected child abuse or neglect not later than 45 days after the department initiates the assessment if the report of suspected child abuse or neglect was received from certain entities. Provides that a child is a child in need of services if the child's parent, guardian, or custodian has failed to supply the child with necessary food, clothing, shelter, medical care, education, or supervision: (1) when the parent, guardian, or custodian is financially able to do so; or (2) due to the failure, refusal, or inability of the parent, guardian, or custodian to seek financial or other reasonable means to do so. (Current code does not consider financial ability.)

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-02 - Public Law 198 [HB1006 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Senate - Third reading	2019-04-11	48	0	0	2	50	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate - Committee Vote	2019-04-04	13	0	0	0	13	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate - Committee Vote	2019-03-25	7	0	0	0	7	Passed	Link	View
House	Third reading	2019-01-22	100	0	0	0	100	Passed	Link	View
House	Amendment #1 (Hatfield) failed	2019-01-17	25	65	1	9	100	Failed	Link	View
House	House - Committee Vote	2019-01-15	11	0	0	2	13	Passed	Link	View

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