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Legislation


1998 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1133

CHAPTER NUMBER: 544 File Code: Children
Sponsored By:
Delegates McIntosh, Pitkin, Hecht, Marriott, Kopp, B. Hughes, and Heller
Entitled:
Child Welfare Workforce Initiative of 1998

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Human Resources to hire only persons with certain qualifications for certain child welfare staff positions; authorizing the Secretary to retain specified employees under specified circumstances; requiring the Secretary to develop, implement, and administer certain training curricula and competency tests; prohibiting the Secretary from hiring contractual child welfare caseworkers and casework supervisors except under certain circumstances and for a certain time period; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/13
First Reading Appropriations
2/25
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28

Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
4/8
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/12
Signed by the Governor Chapter 544
Senate Action
3/30
First Reading Finance
3/31
Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Re-assigned Finance & Budget and Taxation
Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
4/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/11
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Sue C. Hecht, District 3
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Brenda B. Hughes, District 25
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
COUNSELORS -see also- SOCIAL WORKERS
EDUCATION -see also- PUBLIC SCHOOLS; SPECIAL ED.; HIGHER ED.
EXAMINATIONS
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
FOSTER CARE
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
JOB TRAINING
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
NURSES
PSYCHOLOGISTS
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME
SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
SOCIAL WORKERS
STATE EMPLOYEES -see also- PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE; O.T.; SAL COMP.
Bill affects the following Statute:
Article - 88A Department of Human Resources
( 3A )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 454544/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 28, 1998   at: 12:31 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 677652/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 1998   at: 2:00 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 28, 1998: Third Reading Passed (132-0)
April 8, 1998: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
April 11, 1998: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
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