VA HB2162 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Kinship foster care; notice; family assessments. Requires local boards of social services, when identifying foster care placement options, to (i) determine whether the child has any relatives who may be eligible to become a kinship foster parent, (ii) provide notice to such relatives of their potential eligibility to become a kinship foster parent, and (iii) explain to such relatives any opportunities they may have to participate in the placement and care of the child, including opportunities available through kinship foster care or kinship guardianship. The bill also requires local departments, when conducting a family assessment pursuant to a valid report of child abuse or neglect, to file a motion with the court for a preliminary protective order if the family agrees to a safety plan that includes a temporary diversion of the child to the care of a relative for a period longer than 60 days. In the event the child may not return home after 180 days, the bill requires the local department to petition the court for necessary services, which may include the removal of the child or his siblings from the home or the transfer of custody to the relative with whom the child resided pursuant to the temporary diversion.
Title
Kinship foster care; notice, family assessments.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2019-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-02-05 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
2019-01-21 | House | Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N) |
2019-01-14 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 |
2019-01-08 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2019-01-08 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103940D |
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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63 | 2 | 1503 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
63 | 2 | 1504 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
63 | 2 | 1506 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
63 | 2 | 900.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |