HOUSE BILL 1202

File Code: Children Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 772

Sponsored By:

Delegates Jones, Branch, Brown, Cane, Frush, Harrison, Haynes, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Owings, Proctor, Rosenberg, Ross, and F. Turner

Entitled:

Child Welfare Workforce Initiative of 2004

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Human Resources and the Secretary of Budget and Management to develop specified caseload ratios using specified criteria; requiring the Secretary of Human Resources and the Secretary of Budget and Management to submit a report on a plan for implementation of reduced caseload ratios on or before a specified date; requiring the Secretary of Human Resources to employ a specified number of caseworkers and casework supervisors on or before a specified date; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/13

First Reading Appropriations

2/25

Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.

3/22

Unfavorable Report by Appropriations

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45

Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26

Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPROPRIATIONS

BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF

HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH

REPORTS

SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE

SOCIAL WORKERS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - 88A Department of Human Resources

( 3A )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered