Virginia Senate Bill 39
Session 2024
Kinship foster care; placement of child with foster parent.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 8, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
39
State
Virginia
Session
2024
Motion Text
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
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Summary
Kinship as Foster Care Prevention Program established.Establishes the Kinship as Foster Care Prevention Program to promote and support placements of children with relatives by local boardsof social services in order to avoid foster care. The bill providesthat a child is eligible to participate in the Program if the localboard determines that (i) the child is at imminent risk of beingremoved from his home and a preliminary protective order is insufficientto address the child's immediate safety concerns and (ii) the child'sparent or guardian consents to the placement of the child with arelative pursuant to an agreement with the local board developedin accordance with the provisions of the bill.
Kinship foster care; alternative living arrangements; Parental Child Safety Placement Program established. Establishes the Parental Child Safety Placement Program to promote and support placements of children with relatives by local boards of social services in order to avoid foster care. The bill establishes the requirements for a parental child safety placement agreement, the procedure for assessing a proposed caregiver, and the process for terminating the placement. This bill incorporates SB 162 and SB 467 and is identical to HB 27.
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101422D
December 18, 2023
Committee substitute printed 24105803D-S1
January 19, 2024
SB39ER
February 28, 2024
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB39FS1122.PDF
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB39FER122.PDF
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04/08/2024
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0662)
04/08/2024
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 662 (effective - see bill)
03/11/2024
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
03/11/2024
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
03/02/2024
Senate
Signed by President
02/28/2024
House
Signed by Speaker
02/28/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB39ER)
02/28/2024
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB39ER)
02/28/2024
Senate
Enrolled
02/23/2024
House
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
02/23/2024
House
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/23/2024
House
Read third time
02/22/2024
House
Read second time
02/20/2024
House
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
02/15/2024
House
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
02/15/2024
House
Read first time
02/15/2024
House
Placed on Calendar
02/12/2024
Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/12/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/12/2024
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB39S1
02/12/2024
Senate
Committee substitute agreed to 24105803D-S1
02/12/2024
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
02/12/2024
Senate
Read second time
02/09/2024
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/08/2024
Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
02/01/2024
Senate
Impact statement from DPB (SB39S1)
01/19/2024
Senate
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
01/19/2024
Senate
Incorporates SB467 (Obenshain)
01/19/2024
Senate
Incorporates SB162 (McDougle)
01/19/2024
Senate
Committee substitute printed 24105803D-S1
01/19/2024
Senate
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
01/19/2024
Senate
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
12/18/2023
Senate
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
12/18/2023
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101422D
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Dec 19, 2023 6:01:03 PM
Record Updated
May 1, 2024 12:11:06 AM