VA HB920 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

State-Funded Kinship Guardianship Assistance program. Creates the State-Funded Kinship Guardianship Assistance program (the program) to facilitate child placements with relatives, including fictive kin, and ensure permanency for children in foster care. The bill sets forth eligibility criteria for the program, payment allowances to kinship guardians, and requirements for kinship guardianship assistance agreements. The bill also expands eligibility for the Federal-Funded Kinship Guardianship Assistance program by allowing payments to be made to fictive kin who receive custody of a child of whom they have been the foster parent.

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Title

State-Funded Kinship Guardianship Assistance program; created.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-05 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-02-11HouseLeft in Appropriations
2020-02-05HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
2020-01-28HouseCommittee substitute printed 20106447D-H1
2020-01-28HouseAssigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
2020-01-28HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2020-01-28HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2020-01-23HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2020-01-23HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
2020-01-14HouseAssigned HWI sub: Social Services
2020-01-07HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2020-01-07HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100621D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
632100(n/a)See Bill Text
6321305(n/a)See Bill Text
6321306(n/a)See Bill Text
632900.1(n/a)See Bill Text
632905(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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