SB 169 IN Became Law
Child caring institutions and group homes.
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Summary
Requires specified types of residential child care facilities to: (1) implement specified personnel policies, including with regard to: (A) minimum qualifications for specified employee classifications; and (B) maintenance of personnel records; (2) comply with specified restrictions on caseloads; (3) obtain specified health records, immunizations, and examinations for each child under the facility's care; and (4) follow specified processes in providing medical care for children in the facility's care, including with regard to administering psychotropic medications. Provides that certain individuals at least 18 years of age but less than 21 years of age are included in the definitions for "child", "child abuse or neglect", and "victim of child abuse or neglect". Makes conforming and technical changes.
Sponsors (3)
- Greg Walker Republican · author
- Tyler Johnson Republican · author
- Chris Judy Republican · sponsor
3 coauthors / cosponsors
- Dale DeVon Republican · cosponsor
- Ryan Lauer Republican · cosponsor
- Dave Heine Republican · cosponsor
Action history (23)
- Jan 8, 2024 Authored by Senator Walker G · upper
- Jan 8, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services · upper
- Jan 23, 2024 Senator Johnson T added as second author · upper
- Jan 29, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
- Feb 1, 2024 Amendment #2 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice vote · upper
- Feb 1, 2024 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
- Feb 5, 2024 Cosponsors: Representatives DeVon, Lauer, Heine · upper
- Feb 5, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 107: yeas 48, nays 0 · upper
- Feb 5, 2024 House sponsor: Representative Judy · upper
- Feb 6, 2024 Referred to the House · upper
- Feb 12, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs · lower
- Feb 15, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
- Feb 29, 2024 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
- Feb 29, 2024 Amendment #4 (Judy) prevailed; voice vote · lower
- Mar 4, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 261: yeas 97, nays 0 · lower
- Mar 5, 2024 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
- Mar 5, 2024 Motion to concur filed · upper
- Mar 6, 2024 Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 294: yeas 47, nays 0 · upper
- Mar 7, 2024 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
- Mar 13, 2024 Public Law 109 · upper
- Mar 13, 2024 Signed by the Governor · executive
- Mar 12, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Mar 11, 2024 Signed by the Speaker · lower
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