Kinship Guardianship Assistance program; established.
Summary
Creates the Kinship Guardianship Assistance program (the program) to facilitate child placements with relatives and ensure permanency for children for whom adoption or being returned home are not appropriate permanency options. The bill sets forth eligibility criteria for the program, payment allowances to kinship guardians, and requirements for kinship guardianship assistance agreements. The bill also requires the Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations for the program.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2018
Last action Mar 6, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Feb 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 28, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
legislature
Feb 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 27, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB636E
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103106D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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