2017 House Bill 5123 / 2018 Public Act 632

Create foster care quality standards

Introduced in the House

Oct. 17, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Pamela Hornberger (R-32)

To require the Department of Health and Human Services to give each child who enters the foster care system age-appropriate information describing the general and specific foster care quality assurance policies and grievance procedures that House Bills 5121 and 5122 would establish.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Oct. 31, 2017

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 5, 2017

Passed in the House 99 to 9 (details)

Received in the Senate

Dec. 6, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors, and Human Services

Dec. 11, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Dec. 13, 2018

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To require the Department of Health and Human Services to give each child who enters the foster care system age-appropriate information describing the general and specific foster care quality assurance policies and grievance procedures that House Bills 5121 and 5122 would establish.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 28, 2018