2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 248

File Code: Children Prior Year Introduction As: SB 1005/07 Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 240
Sponsored By:
Delegates Branch, Eckardt, Haynes, James, Jones, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled:
Residential Child Care Programs - Behavior Management Intervention

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the use of specified behavior management interventions on children in specified residential child care programs; providing an exception under specified circumstances; requiring the staff of a residential child care program to determine if a specified behavior management intervention may be used on a child; requiring the staff to consider specified factors before deciding to include a specified behavior management intervention in a child's individual service plan; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/23
First Reading Health and Government Operations
Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.
1/31
Hearing cancelled
2/12
Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Child Care
Children, Governor`s Office for
Developmental Disabilities
Discipline
Foster Care
Group Homes -see also- Assisted Living
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Human Rights
Human Resources, Department of
Juvenile Facilities
Juvenile Services, Department of
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Notices
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reports
Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-301 )
Human Services
( 8-101 , 8-1101 , 8-1102 , 8-1103 , 8-1104 , 8-1105 , 8-1106 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Not available at this time
Amendments: None offered