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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Adoptive and foster care placements; Mutual Family Assessment home study. [HB-1795] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
Adoptive and foster placements; Mutual Family Assessment home study. Requires that home studies conducted by local boards of social services to determine the appropriateness of an adoptive or foster placement comply with the Mutual Family Assessment home study template and any addenda thereto developed by the Department of Social Services. The bill authorizes the Department to amend or update its Mutual Family Assessment home study template and any addenda thereto when necessary to improve the process of adoptive and foster placements, provided (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher K. Peace Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 193 (effective 7/1/17) on 02/23/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a pilot program for the distribution of certain contraceptives in participating public school districts. [HB-941] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to a pilot program for the distribution of certain contraceptives in participating public school districts.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard Read First Time on 03/14/2017

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State (South Dakota)
South Dakota 2017 Regular Session

Eliminate the need to prove the use of force, fraud, or coercion in the human trafficking of minors. [HB-1118] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Eliminate the need to prove the use of force, fraud, or coercion in the human trafficking of minors.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jim White Signed By The Governor On March 9, 2017 H.j. 742 on 03/10/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the collection of information concerning the number of juvenile offenders committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department who have been in foster care. [HB-932] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Services ]
Relating to the collection of information concerning the number of juvenile offenders committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department who have been in foster care.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Royce West Signed By The Governor on 05/29/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a prohibition on the use of certain baseball bats at University Interscholastic League events. [HB-933] [Sports ] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to a prohibition on the use of certain baseball bats at University Interscholastic League events.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Oscar Longoria Read First Time on 05/12/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Female genital mutilation; criminal penalty and civil action. [SB-1060] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Female genital mutilation; criminal penalty and civil action. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly circumcise, excise, or infibulate the labia major, labia minora, or clitoris of a minor. The bill makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care of a minor to consent to such circumcision, excision, or infibulation. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care of a minor to knowingly remove or cause or permit the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard H. Black Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 667 (effective 7/1/17) on 03/20/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the administration of services provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services, including foster care, child protective, and prevention and early intervention services. [HB-914] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to the administration of services provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services, including foster care, child protective, and prevention and early intervention services.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Pena Raymond Read First Time on 02/21/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth; mission. [SB-1050] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth; mission. Expands the mission of the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth to include the reduction and prevention of substance use by youth in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 1751.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John S. Edwards Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 60 (effective 7/1/17) on 02/20/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth; mission. [HB-1751] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth; mission. Expands the mission of the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth to include the reduction and prevention of substance use by youth in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to SB 1050.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John M. O'Bannon Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 109 (effective 7/1/17) on 02/21/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse to sign or issue certain documents. [SB-431] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse to sign or issue certain documents.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jose R. Rodriguez Read First Time on 02/06/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; penalty. [SB-1072] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; penalty. Includes in the list of certain sex offenses that prohibit a person from being within 100 feet or residing within 500 feet of a school or certain other property frequented by children or from working on school property any offense similar to such sex offenses under the laws of any foreign country or political subdivision thereof, any federally recognized Native American tribe or band, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Creigh Deeds Passed By Indefinitely In Finance (16-y 0-n) on 01/31/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the authority of a school district to implement a school bus monitoring system that records images, including images of vehicles that pass a stopped school bus; creating an offense; providing for the imposition of penalties. [HB-859] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Law Enforcement ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to the authority of a school district to implement a school bus monitoring system that records images, including images of vehicles that pass a stopped school bus; creating an offense; providing for the imposition of penalties.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Oscar Longoria Read First Time on 02/23/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a waiver of fees for foster care and homeless youth for driver's licenses and personal identification certificates. [HB-862] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Children and Youth ] [Housing ] [Human Services ]
Relating to a waiver of fees for foster care and homeless youth for driver's licenses and personal identification certificates.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Diego Bernal Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/09/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the secure confinement of certain children. [SB-424] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the secure confinement of certain children.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jose R. Rodriguez Read First Time on 02/01/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the authority of general-law municipalities to restrict sex offenders from child safety zones in the municipality. [HB-848] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to the authority of general-law municipalities to restrict sex offenders from child safety zones in the municipality.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Leighton Schubert Read First Time on 02/21/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to coverage for treatment of craniofacial abnormalities under certain health benefit plans. [HB-831] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ]
Relating to coverage for treatment of craniofacial abnormalities under certain health benefit plans.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard Placed On General State Calendar on 05/11/2017

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State (South Dakota)
South Dakota 2017 Regular Session

Revise certain provisions concerning the process for truancy citations and formal petitions and to declare an emergency. [SB-103] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Revise certain provisions concerning the process for truancy citations and formal petitions and to declare an emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Karen L. Soli Signed By The Governor On March 13, 2017 S.j. 746 on 03/27/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a court's jurisdiction in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship over certain young people seeking special immigrant juvenile status and to child protective services caseworkers assigned to those young people. [HB-750] [Immigration ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to a court's jurisdiction in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship over certain young people seeking special immigrant juvenile status and to child protective services caseworkers assigned to those young people.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Cristina Farrar Considered In Public Hearing on 04/12/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the placement and use of video cameras in self-contained classrooms or other settings providing special education services. [HB-757] [Education ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Children and Youth ] [Disabilities ]
Relating to the placement and use of video cameras in self-contained classrooms or other settings providing special education services.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Keough Read First Time on 02/20/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Firearms; restricting access to children, Class 1 misdemeanor. [HB-1684] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Restricting access to firearms by children; mental state; penalty. Removes the requirement that conduct required for a conviction of unlawfully leaving a loaded, unsecured firearm in such a manner as to endanger the life or limb of any child under the age of 14 be reckless. The bill increases the penalty for such violation from a Class 3 misdemeanor to a Class 1 misdemeanor.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian E. Watts Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017

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