HOUSE BILL 821

Sponsored By:

Delegates O'Donnell, Zirkin, Amedori, Burns, Dwyer, Gutierrez, Jones, Kelly, Lee, McMillan, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Shank

Entitled:

Juvenile Causes - Treatment Service Plans

Synopsis:

Requiring a juvenile counselor to meet with a specified child and the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian in making a treatment service plan; requiring a juvenile counselor, in specified circumstances, to document when and why a parent, guardian, or legal custodian is unable or refuses to meet; and requiring that a treatment service plan include specific goals and specified information.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/7

First Reading Judiciary

2/12

Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.

3/20

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/21

Third Reading Passed (139-0)

3/31

Returned Passed

4/22

Signed by the Governor Chapter 179

Senate Action

3/22

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

3/26

Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.

4/2

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

3/31

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/1

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C

Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Don Dwyer, District 31

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B

Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COUNSELORS -see also- SOCIAL WORKERS

JUVENILE CAUSES

MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH

RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 3-8A-20.1 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 292116/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2003   at: 11:33 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 21, 2003: Third Reading Passed (139-0)

Senate

April 1, 2003: Third Reading Passed (46-0)