Missouri House of Representatives
Bills Indexed by Subject
FAMILY SERVICES, DIVISION OF

HB 33
--- Sponsor:
Fraser, Barbara
- Modifies the exemptions from licensure required for foster homes and
child placing agencies.
HB 85
--- Sponsor:
Ward, Dan
- Permits the Division of Family Services to provide financial
assistance to certain not-for-profit food pantries in the state.
HB 219
--- Sponsor:
Myers, Peter
- Prohibits case workers employed by the Division of Family Services
from working outside their assigned counties on a regular basis.
HB 396
--- Sponsor:
Hanaway, Catherine L
--- CoSponsor:
Parker, Sherman
- Enacts and modifies various provisions regarding the state foster
care system.
HB 485
--- Sponsor:
Johnson, Rick
--- CoSponsor:
Byrd, Richard
- Restricts the locations for interviewing children for child abuse
investigations and allows attorneys to receive a reasonable fee in
termination of parental rights cases.
HB 575
--- Sponsor:
Dethrow, Mike
--- CoSponsor:
Kingery, Gayle
- Allows the Ozark Foothills Child Assessment Center and the North
Central Missouri Child Assessment Center to be funded by the
Department of Social Services.
HB 613
--- Sponsor:
Byrd, Richard
--- CoSponsor:
Mayer, Robert
- Modifies various provisions of court procedure.
HB 629
--- Sponsor:
Muckler, Matt
- Allows consideration of whether a parent provides the sole financial
support for children not of the marriage due to the death of a spouse
when determining child support for children of the marriage.
HB 633
--- Sponsor:
Abel, Mark C.
--- CoSponsor:
Ransdall, Bill L.
- Reorganizes certain executive branch agencies and functions.
HB 679
--- Sponsor:
Hanaway, Catherine L
--- CoSponsor:
Parker, Sherman
- Enacts and modifies various provisions regarding the state foster
care system.
SB 85
--- Sponsor:
Dougherty, Patrick
- Requires certain facilities for children to show proof of
accreditation and compliance with safety standards.
SB 139
--- Sponsor:
Bland, Mary
- Modifies the Grandparents as Foster Parents Program.
SB 430
--- Sponsor:
Champion, Norma
- Modifies the law relating to children's protective services.
SB 543
--- Sponsor:
Dougherty, Patrick
--- CoSponsor:
Foster, Bill I.
- Revises various criminal background checks.
SB 571
--- Sponsor:
Loudon, John
- Includes Christian Science practitioners within the definition of
"minister" for mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect.
SB 572
--- Sponsor:
Dougherty, Patrick
- Allows foster children to receive a tuition and fee waiver to
state-funded colleges or universities.
SB 593
--- Sponsor:
Foster, Bill I.
- Modifies the law pertaining to hot-line calls of alleged child abuse
and neglect.
SB 609
--- Sponsor:
Foster, Bill I.
- Modifies the law relating to protective services for children.
SB 624
--- Sponsor:
Foster, Bill I.
- Adds the Ozark Foothills child assessment center.
SB 628
--- Sponsor:
Coleman, Maida
- Creates the "Dominic James Memorial Foster Care Reform Act of 2003".
SB 638
--- Sponsor:
Days, Rita D.
- Requires license-exempt residential care facilities to provide a
notice of parental responsibility.
SB 685
--- Sponsor:
Gibbons, Michael R.
- Creates a comprehensive children's mental health service system.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated July 9, 2003 at 10:45 am