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• Introduced by Sen. Valde Garcia (R) on March 4, 2008, to revise the law that authorizes government licensing and regulation of adult foster care facilities, to add an additional definition of an adult foster care home subject to licensing and regulation, which would be a private residence that provides foster care just one adult under a personal care plan developed by the community mental health services program or the county mental health department.
  • Referred to the Senate Families and Human Services Committee on March 4, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 12, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on June 24, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 24, 2008.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on June 25, 2008, to revise the law that authorizes government licensing and regulation of adult foster care facilities, to add an additional definition of an adult foster care home subject to licensing and regulation, which would be a private residence that provides foster care just one adult under a personal care plan developed by the community mental health services program or the county mental health department.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on June 25, 2008.
  • Referred to the House Family and Childrens Services Committee on June 25, 2008.