SB937 SFAT Garcia #1 3-2

Wolfe 7816

Senator Garcia moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 937—A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §49-2-131, relating to community-based child welfare systems; providing legislative findings and purpose; establishing a community-based child welfare system pilot program in certain counties; providing dates for reporting, bidding, implementation, and termination of the pilot program; identifying roles and responsibilities of bureau; providing for transfer of cases to community-based provider; creating guidelines for provider participation; establishing negotiated case-rate structure; permitting providers to retain savings; requiring providers to assume risks of increased costs; delegating rule-making authority; setting workforce and practice standards; providing bureau with oversight authority; limiting civil liability of providers in certain circumstances; establishing reporting requirements; and providing bureau with legislative and emergency rule-making authority.

Adopted

Rejected