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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 533

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Relating to: eligibility for adoption assistance. (FE)

Administrative rules Children — Adoption Children — Special educational needs Children and families, department of — Administrative rules

  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

This bill changes the definition of children with special needs who are eligible

for adoption assistance under the rules promulgated by the Department of Children

and Families. Under the bill, a child is considered to have special needs if the child

is seven years of age or older if age is the only factor in determining eligibility, and

if the child is a member of a sibling group of two or more children that must be placed

together.

Under current law, DCF can provide adoption assistance payments to adoptive

parents or proposed adoptive parents of a child with special needs, which are

designed to assist in the cost of care of that child upon adoption. Under current rules,

a child is considered to have special needs if the child is 10 years of age or older if age

is the only factor in determining eligibility, and if the child is a member of a sibling

group of three or more children that must be placed together.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Olsen (R)

17 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Considine (D) , Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , James (R) , Kulp (R) , Kurtz (R) , Magnafici (R) , Milroy (D) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Ramthun (R) , Sinicki (D) , Snyder (R) , Subeck (D) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families, Ayes 6, Noes 1

Passed 6–1 Jan 10, 2020 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 Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families, Ayes 6, Noes 1

Passed 6–1 Jan 10, 2020 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. Oct 31, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Darling and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Subeck, Ballweg, Considine, Dittrich, Felzkowski, James, Kulp, Kurtz, Magnafici, Milroy, Murphy, Ramthun, Sinicki, Tusler and Edming

  2. Oct 31, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families

  3. Nov 15, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Dec 4, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Dec 17, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Snyder added as a cosponsor

  6. Jan 6, 2020 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Darling

  7. Jan 9, 2020 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Jan 10, 2020 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families, Ayes 6, Noes 1

  9. Jan 10, 2020 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families, Ayes 6, Noes 1

  10. Jan 10, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1