Foster Care

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 19

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  HB 397

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 400

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Haddaway, Cane, Conway, Eckardt, Elmore, Mathias, Smigiel, Sossi, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Eastern Shore Task Force on Foster Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 661

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Barnes, Boteler, Burns, Feldman, Frush, Hubbard, Kach, N. King, Kramer, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Family Law - Foster Care - Secondhand Smoke Exposure

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 822

  Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Cane, Elmore, and Mathias

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Wicomico County - The Arrow Project of Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1002

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Education - Scholarship Program for Children in Foster Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1176

  Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Aumann, Branch, Bronrott, Busch, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Eckardt, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Heller, James, Lafferty, Morhaim, Robinson, Stocksdale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Family Law - Foster Care - Payment Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1226

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 461

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barnes, Dumais, Hubbard, Montgomery, O'Donnell, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Children with Disabilities - Voluntary Placement Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1309

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 644

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Barkley, Bohanan, Branch, Burns, Conway, Gaines, James, Nathan-Pulliam, and Proctor

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Foster Care Recipients - Waiver of Tuition and Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1408

  Status as of April 3, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Griffith, Barkley, Bobo, Bohanan, Branch, V. Clagett, Dumais, Eckardt, Frush, Hammen, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, Ivey, Jones, McIntosh, Montgomery, Proctor, Robinson, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Residential Child Care Programs - Behavior Management Interventions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  SB 127

  Status as of January 31, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Department of Education - Residential Child Care Programs - Rate Setting Incentives

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 152

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 521

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Family Law - Criminal History Records Check Costs - Exemption for Volunteers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 158

  Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Britt, Conway, Exum, Greenip, Harris, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Muse, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Department of Education - Residential Child Care Programs - Rate Setting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 178

  Status as of March 6, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Human Resources - Children in Out-of-Home Placements - Visits by Local Departments

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 205

  Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus and Colburn

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Wicomico County - The Arrow Project of Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 431

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 153

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Children - Out-of-Home Care Review Boards - Case Reviews

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 476

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 333

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Group Home Education and Placement Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 479

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Department of Human Resources - Commingling Children Committed to the Department of Juvenile Services - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 579

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Dyson, Harris, Hooper, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Children with Disabilities - Voluntary Placement Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 767

  Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Family Law - Foster Care - Payment Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1005

  Status as of April 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Residential Child Care Programs - Behavior Management Interventions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs