Virginia Senate Bill 56 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 4 2022 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-08 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Foster Care Prevention program. Establishes the Foster Care Prevention program to facilitate placements with relatives and ensure that such relatives are provided with the resources necessary to provide care for the child. The bill provides that a child is eligible to participate in the Foster Care Prevention program if the local department of social services (local department) determines that (i) the child is being cared for by a relative; (ii) the child's parent or guardian voluntarily placed the child with such relative after November 1, 2020; (iii) the child demonstrates a strong attachment to the relative, and the relative has a strong commitment to caring for the child; and (iv) the placement of the child with the relative was necessary to prevent or eliminate the need to place the child in foster care. The bill requires relatives seeking to receive Foster Care Prevention program payments to enter into an agreement with the local department and Department of Social Services that describes the manner in which payments will be provided and establishes the amount of such payments. Foster Care Prevention program. Establishes the Foster Care Prevention program to facilitate placements with relatives and ensure that such relatives are provided with the resources necessary to provide care for the child. The bill provides that a child is eligible to participate in the Foster Care Prevention program if the local department of social services (local department) determines that (i) the child is being cared for by a relative; (ii) the child's parent or guardian voluntarily placed the child with such relative after November 1, 2020; (iii) the child demonstrates a strong attachment to the relative, and the relative has a strong commitment to caring for the child; and (iv) the placement of the child with the relative was necessary to prevent or eliminate the need to place the child in foster care. The bill requires relatives seeking to receive Foster Care Prevention program payments to enter into an agreement with the local department and Department of Social Services that describes the manner in which payments will be provided and establishes the amount of such payments.

Foster Care Prevention program; established.

Sen. Barbara Favola [D]

2022-03-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-24 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-08	House	Left in Appropriations
2022-03-01	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)
2022-02-25	House	Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
2022-02-24	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2022-02-24	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 1-N)
2022-02-22	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2022-02-22	House	Read first time
2022-02-22	House	Placed on Calendar
2022-02-07	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-04	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB56S2
2022-02-04	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 22104687D-S2
2022-02-04	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2022-02-04	Senate	Committee substitute rejected 22104414D-S1
2022-02-04	Senate	Read second time
2022-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-02	Senate	Committee substitute printed 22104687D-S2
2022-02-02	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
2022-01-14	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2022-01-14	Senate	Committee substitute printed 22104414D-S1
2022-01-14	Senate	Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2021-12-31	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
2021-12-31	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100669D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	1	278.15	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	2	1307	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB56
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB56+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB56S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB56S2+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22104414D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22104687D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB56FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB56FS2122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S09V0002+SB0056
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S05V0072+SB0056
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0211SB0056+SB0056
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0233SB0056+SB0056
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H12V0165+SB0056
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H0205V0087+SB0056