SENATE BILL 778

File Code: Children Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 615

Sponsored By:

Senator Kasemeyer

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 allocate not less than $500,000 from the Department's fiscal year 2006 budget appropriations 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.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/4

First Reading Budget and Taxation

2/23

Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.

3/14

Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation

3/15

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/17

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

House Action

3/18

First Reading Appropriations

3/23

Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.

4/11

Unfavorable Report by Appropriations

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

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

March 17, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)