Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING AND STRENGTHENING FOSTER CARE FOR QUALIFIED CHILDREN, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
October 10, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02883 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING AND STRENGTHENING FOSTER CARE FOR QUALIFIED CHILDREN, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| SHORT TITLE : "Foster Care Act of 2007" |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to institutionalize foster caring in the country. It provides for a comprehensive legal framework within which the welfare and interests of those needing foster care and those who can provide it can be harmonized. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ESCUDERO, SALVADOR III H. |
| DATE FILED : 2007-10-10 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Codilla (034 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Approved by the Committee on 2008-03-12 |
| 2. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2008-05-28 |
| 3. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2008-05-28 |
| 4. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2008-05-28 |
| 5. Approved by the Committee on Ways and Means on 2008-12-09 |
| 6. Approved by the Committee on Ways and Means on 2008-12-09 |
| 7. Committee Report filed on 2009-02-18 |
| MOTHER BILL: HB00263 |
| CONSOLIDATED WITH: HB01333, HB01744, HB03978 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICES ON 2007-11-05 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN |
Abstract
The bill seeks to institutionalize foster caring in the country. It provides for a comprehensive legal framework within which the welfare and interests of those needing foster care and those who can provide it can be harmonized.
Disclaimer
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