Washington D.C. Council Bill 210603 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on December 21 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-06 - Transmitted to Congress, Projected Law Date is February 28, 2017
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

As introduced, this bill requires the Child and Family Services to establish a Statements of Rights and Responsibilities for foster parents guaranteeing that each foster parent will receive the following: a printed copy of the Statements of Rights and Responsibilities, an explanation of each foster parent's right to be informed of all decisions made by the Agency impacting the foster parent, and among other things the process for reporting rights violations to the Agency. The Agency must develop an implementation plan for the dissemination of the Statements of Rights and Responsibilities and procedures for receiving and handling complaints made by foster parents.

Foster Parents Statements Of Rights And Responsibilities Amendment Act Of 2016

Cnc. Yvette Alexander [D]	Cnc. Anita Bonds [D]	Cnc. Brianne Nadeau [D]	Cnc. Mary Cheh [D]
Cnc. David Grosso [D]

2016-11-15 - Council - Final Reading CC (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-11-01 - Council - First Reading CC (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-06	Council	Transmitted to Congress, Projected Law Date is February 28, 2017
2016-12-30	Council	Act A21-0580 Published in DC Register Vol 63 and Page 16009
2016-12-21	Council	Signed with Act Number A21-0580
2016-12-21	Council	Enacted with Act Number A21-0580
2016-12-08	Council	Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on December 22, 2016
2016-11-15	Council	Final Reading CC
2016-11-01	Council	First Reading CC
2016-10-07	Council	Committee Report Filed
2016-10-05	Council	Committee Mark-up of B21-0603
2016-07-14	Council	Public Hearing Held
2016-06-24	Council	Notice of Public Hearing Published in the DC Register
2016-02-05	Council	Notice of Intent to Act on B21-0603 Published in the DC Register
2016-02-02	Council	Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2016-02-02	Council	Introduced in Legislative Meeting

Type	Source
Summary	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B21-0603
Text	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/Download/35271/B21-0603-Introduction.pdf
Text	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/Download/35271/B21-0603-Engrossment.pdf
Text	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/Download/35271/B21-0603-Enrollment.pdf
Roll Call	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B21-0603