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2007 Regular Session bill information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:19 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 53

File Code: Children
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 900/06 - HGO
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 177

Sponsored By:
Delegates Morhaim, Cardin, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Nathan-Pulliam, and Stein

Entitled:
Residential Child Care Programs - Out-of-Home Placement - Standards for Staff and System for Outcomes Evaluation

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Juvenile Services, the Department of Human Resources, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the Governor's Office for Children to adopt regulations to require staff members of residential child care programs to meet specified qualifications; requiring the Department of Juvenile Services, the Department of Human Resources, and the Governor's Office for Children to develop, coordinate, and implement a system of outcomes evaluation; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date

House Action
1/19
First Reading Health and Government Operations
1/26
Re-assigned Health and Government Operations & Appropriations
2/9
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/16
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/19
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/5
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/17
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Dana Stein, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Child Care
Children, Governor's Office for
Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
Group Homes -see also- Assisted Living
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Human Resources, Department of
Juvenile Causes
Juvenile Facilities
Juvenile Services, Department of
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Privacy
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Human Services
( 8-101 , 8-1001 , 8-1002 , 8-1003 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 226287/01     Offered on: March 14, 2007   at: 10:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 16, 2007: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Senate
April 2, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)



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