2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 615

File Code: Children Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 778
Sponsored By:
Delegates F. Turner, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Bronrott, Cadden, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Healey, Hubbard, James, Jones, King, Madaleno, Marriott, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Proctor, and Taylor
Entitled:
Adoption - Placement Services for Children in Public Foster Care - State Contracts with Private Licensed Child Placement Agencies

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Human Resources to develop, implement, and monitor a program through which qualified licensed child placement agencies may enter into contracts with the State to provide adoption placement services for Maryland children in public foster care who have no identified permanency resource; and requiring that specified contracts be awarded according to competitive bidding procedures.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/4
First Reading Appropriations
2/9
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/7

Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
3/8
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/10
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Senate Action
3/11
First Reading Budget and Taxation
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADOPTION
BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
FOSTER CARE
HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
PRIVATIZATION
PROCUREMENT

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 604960/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2005   at: 10:12 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 239034/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2005   at: 12:52 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 10, 2005: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Senate
March 22, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)