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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 658

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Relating to: funding for child abuse and neglect prevention grants. (FE)

Children — Abuse and neglect Children and families, department of County — Human services Indians and tribal issues Organization, miscellaneous Public assistance

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Children and Families is directed to

allocate in each fiscal year specific amounts of money, including federal moneys

received under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant

program, for various public assistance programs. This bill directs $500,000 of TANF

funding in each fiscal year to be used for grants to counties, nonprofit organizations,

or tribes to fund child abuse and neglect prevention services. The bill requires DCF

to award the grants with the purpose of encouraging innovative practices aimed at

reducing the contact that families may have with the child welfare system and

preventing the removal of children from their homes. The bill requires a grant

recipient to provide matching funds equal to 9.89 percent of the grant amount

awarded. The bill requires DCF to evaluate the grant program and, starting June

30, 2021, and in each odd-numbered year thereafter, report on the evaluation to the

appropriate standing committees of the legislature.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Vinehout (D)

42 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Ballweg (R) , Barca (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Carpenter (D) , Crowley (D) , Darling (R) , Doyle (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Genrich (D) , Jacque (R) , Jagler (R) , Katsma (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Meyers (D) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Quinn (R) , Ripp (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sargent (D) , Schraa (R) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snyder (R) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Steineke (R) , Subeck (D) , Summerfield (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Vruwink (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Feb 9, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Feb 9, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Dec 21, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Johnson, Bewley, Larson, Olsen, L. Taylor and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Doyle, Katsma, Billings, Kitchens, Crowley, Rodriguez, Meyers, Pronschinske, Subeck, Novak, Ballweg, Anderson, Barca, Berceau, E. Brooks, Genrich, Jacque, Jagler, Krug, Kulp, Mursau, Petersen, Petryk, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steineke, Summerfield, C. Taylor, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer and Vruwink

  2. Dec 21, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Jan 10, 2018 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 2, 2018 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Judiciary and Public Safety and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  5. Feb 5, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Petrowski

  6. Feb 7, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Feb 7, 2018 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  8. Feb 8, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Feb 9, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Feb 9, 2018 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  11. Feb 9, 2018 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  12. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Senator Darling added as a coauthor

  13. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1