VA SB472 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0934)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0934)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Foster care; termination of parental rights; independent living needs assessments; supervisory spans of control. Requires local boards of social services and child-placing agencies, if the child has been in the custody of a local board or child-placing agency for 15 of the most recent 22 months and no petition for termination of parental rights has been filed with the court, to include in the petition for a permanency planning hearing the reasons why a petition to terminate parental rights has not been filed and the reasonable efforts made regarding reunification or transfer of custody to a relative. The bill requires that local boards and child-placing agencies provide information to birth parents regarding the parent's option to voluntarily terminate parental rights, and that the Commissioner of Social Services develop clear guidance documents regarding the manner in which such information should be relayed. The bill requires the Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations related to termination of parental rights, independent living needs assessments and plans, and reporting requirements for local boards and child-placing agencies. The bill requires the Commissioner to (i) provide training to local boards and child-placing agencies regarding common errors made related to termination of parental rights and (ii) establish a work group to assess the feasibility and costs of establishing supervisory spans of control for foster care supervisors. The work group shall report its findings by November 30, 2020.
Title
Foster care; termination of parental rights, independent living needs assessments.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-02-28 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-09 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0934) | |
| 2020-04-09 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 934 (effective 7/1/20) | |
| 2020-03-12 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 | |
| 2020-03-12 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| 2020-03-07 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2020-03-06 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2020-03-05 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB472ER) |
| 2020-03-05 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2020-02-28 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-02-28 | House | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-02-28 | House | Read third time |
| 2020-02-27 | House | Read second time |
| 2020-02-25 | House | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-02-20 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-02-13 | House | Assigned HWI sub: Social Services |
| 2020-02-13 | House | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 2020-02-13 | House | Read first time |
| 2020-02-13 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2020-01-22 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-21 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB472S1 |
| 2020-01-21 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 20106005D-S1 |
| 2020-01-21 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2020-01-21 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2020-01-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-17 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 20106005D-S1 |
| 2020-01-17 | Senate | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
| 2020-01-07 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102607D |
