SB 434 (2012) -  Independent Living

General Bill by Rich (CO-SPONSORS) Lynn; Gibson; Dockery; Storms; Bullard
Independent Living: Requiring the court to retain jurisdiction over a child until the child is 21 years of age if the child elects to receive Foundations First Program services; providing the Department of Children and Family Services shall be the guardian of the person of a child placed in the department’s custody by the court; requiring assurance in a child’s case plan that efforts were made to avoid a change in the child’s school; requiring the Department of Children and Family Services or the community-based provider to provide reimbursement for the costs of transportation provided for a child in care; providing penalties for caregivers who refuse or fail to ensure that the child attends school regularly; requiring that a child be provided with information relating to the Road-to-Independence Program; providing for adoption assistance to be paid for a young adult until the age of 21 if the young adult meets specified conditions, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2012
Last Event: Died in Messages on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 12/07/11 2:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 417 Subject: Independent Living Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 677 Subject: Child Protective Services Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1126 Subject: Child Protective Services Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Engrossed 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 465118 , Rich Date Filed: 01/09/12, Line#: 176 Senate: Adopted 1/10/2012 3:29:54 PM
    • A 965684 , Rich Date Filed: 01/09/12, Line#: 232 Senate: Adopted 1/10/2012 3:30:15 PM
    • A 878336 , Rich Date Filed: 01/09/12, Line#: 589 Senate: Adopted 1/10/2012 3:30:44 PM
    • A 641580 , Rich Date Filed: 01/09/12, Line#: 1099 Senate: Adopted 1/10/2012 3:31:04 PM
    • A 191652 , Rich Date Filed: 01/09/12, Line#: 1226 Senate: Adopted 1/10/2012 3:31:22 PM
    • A 725552 , Rich Date Filed: 01/09/12, Line#: 1444 Senate: Withdrawn 1/10/2012 11:31:06 AM
    • A 565926 , Rich Date Filed: 01/10/12, Line#: 1444 Senate: Adopted 1/10/2012 3:31:49 PM
    • A 651436 , Rich Date Filed: 01/09/12, Line#: 1454 Senate: Adopted 1/10/2012 3:32:13 PM
    • T 743638 , Rich Date Filed: 01/09/12, Line#: 120 Senate: Adopted 1/10/2012 3:32:25 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 12/8/2011 8:55:37 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 12/6/2011 9:43:35 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 01/10/2012 03:42 PM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 7] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 01/11/2012 - 8:32 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Immediately certified -SJ 10 Time: 01/10/2012 - 3:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 10 Time: 01/10/2012 - 3:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 10 Time: 01/10/2012 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (191652, 465118, 565926, 641580, 651436, 743638, 878336, 965684) -SJ 8 Time: 01/10/2012 - 3:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 8 Time: 01/10/2012 - 3:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 39 Time: 01/10/2012 - 8:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/10/12 Time: 01/09/2012 - 6:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 111 Time: 12/08/2011 - 9:59 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 111 Time: 12/07/2011 - 4:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 12/07/11, 2:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 11/22/2011 - 11:33 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 39 Time: 11/02/2011 - 2:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/05/2011 - 8:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
39.013 HB 417, CS/CS/HB 803*, CS/SB 2044
39.015
39.6012 HB 417, HB 677, SB 1126
39.6015 HB 417, HB 677, SB 1126
39.701 HB 417, CS/CS/HB 803*, CS/SB 2044
409.1451 HB 417, HB 5303*
409.166
409.903 HB 417, CS/SB 1294

(*) Not the latest version