HB 289
FAMILY
AND CHILDREN FIRST COUNCILS (White, J. – R)
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Introduced
to House: June 2, 2005
Assigned to House Health (White)
Substitute Bill Accepted: October
12, 2005
Sub-Bill passed House: December 14,
2005
Introduced to Senate: December
15, 2005
Assigned to Senate Health, Human Services and Aging (Coughlin)
Substitute Bill Accepted: March 16, 2006
Sub-bill passed Senate: March 28, 2006
House concurred in Senate Amendments: March 29, 2006
This bill is in regards to the duties of the Ohio Family and Children
First Cabinet Council and county family and children first councils.
The
bill:
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clarifies
state and
county
FCFCs
as collaborative bodies focusing on improving outcomes for children
and their families,
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establishes
collective accountability by requiring outcome-focused measures of
progress,
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holds
councils publicly accountable through the publication of an annual
report on child well-being, |
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requires
state and local councils to develop an annual plan outlining
interagency efforts, and |
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creates
an advisory board to the cabinet council to provide a formal
mechanism to get input into its deliberations around children's
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PCSAO
worked with Ohio Family and Children First, CCAO, and OJFSDA in the House
to ensure outcome indicators to be measured are selected locally.
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