HCS HB 575 -- CHILD ASSESSMENT CENTERS

SPONSOR:  Phillips (Dethrow)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Children and Families by a vote of 13 to 0.

This substitute adds the Ozark Foothills Child Assessment Center
to the list of regional child assessment centers that may be
funded by the Department of Social Services.

The substitute also requires the existing assessment centers to
submit to the department a modified funding formula for all
centers that would require no additional state funding.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill adds another child
assessment center to the approved list.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Dethrow; and Child
Advocacy Center.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Amy Woods, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated July 25, 2003 at 10:12 am