2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1477

File Code: Children
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hixson, Anderson, Barkley, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Branch, Bronrott, Brown, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Lawton, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, McKee, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Niemann, Paige, Patterson, Pugh, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Stern, and Vaughn
Entitled:
Department of Human Resources - Grandparent Caregiver Subsidy Program

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Human Resources to establish and administer a Grandparent Caregiver Subsidy Program; establishing specified eligibility requirements for subsidy payments for grandparent caregivers; requiring the subsidy payments for grandparent caregivers to be set at a specified rate; and requiring the Department to adopt regulations to establish eligibility for the Grandparent Caregiver Subsidy Program.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Appropriations
2/22
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/7
Unfavorable Report by Appropriations
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHILD CARE
CHILD CUSTODY
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
FOSTER CARE
HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Family Law
( 5-527 , 5-527.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered