Senate Bill 2044 (2012) - The Florida Senate

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CS/SB 2044: Child Protection

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Lynn

Child Protection; Revising the definitions of the term “abandoned” or “abandonment,” “institutional child abuse or neglect,” and “abandons the child within the context of harm”; revising provisions relating to criminal history records check on persons being considered for placement of a child; requiring that a protective investigation must include an interview with the child’s parent or legal guardian; requiring a home study report if a child has been removed from the home and will be remaining with a parent, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/8/2012 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 803 (Ch. 2012-178) -SJ 1044
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
Judiciary (JU)
Budget (BC)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/20/2012	Senate	• SPB 7166 submitted as a committee bill (SB 2044) by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs • Filed
1/23/2012	Senate	• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 265 • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/25/12, 3:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
1/24/2012	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 265
1/25/2012	Senate	• Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 279
1/26/2012	Senate	• Now in Judiciary -SJ 279
2/6/2012	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
2/9/2012	Senate	• CS by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 500
2/13/2012	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 508
2/14/2012	Senate	• Now in Budget -SJ 500
2/22/2012	Senate	• Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 674 • Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
2/23/2012	Senate	• Recalled from Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 674 • Now in Budget • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 02/28/12, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/28/2012	Senate	• Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -SJ 722
2/29/2012	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 722
3/6/2012	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/12
3/8/2012	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 1044 • Amendment(s) adopted (295072, 431992) -SJ 1044 • Substituted CS/CS/HB 803 -SJ 1044 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 803 (Ch. 2012-178) -SJ 1044

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CS/SB 2044, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/13/2012 at 10:55 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Budget (Pre-Meeting) 2/27/2012 (pdf)

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 803 (er)	Child Protection	Diaz	Similar	Last Action: 4/29/2012 Chapter No. 2012-178 Location: Became Law
S 384	Children and Youth Cabinet	Rich	Compare	Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 803 (Ch. 2012-178) Location: In committee/council (CF)

Floor Amendments (2)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
431992 - Amendment Delete lines 1433 - 1436.	Storms	3/7/2012 4:29 PM	Senate: Adopted 3/8/2012	Web Page PDF
295072 - Amendment Delete lines 1512 - 1517 and insert:	Storms	3/7/2012 4:29 PM	Senate: Adopted 3/8/2012	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
2/28/2012 4:30 PM	Budget	21 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (19)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
39.01	Definitions.	Page 5 (pdf)
39.013	Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel.	Page 7 (pdf)
39.0138	Criminal history records check; limit on placement of a child.	Page 8 (pdf)
39.201	Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline.	Page 11 (pdf)
39.205	Penalties relating to reporting of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect.	Page 13 (pdf)
39.301	Initiation of protective investigations.	Page 14 (pdf)
39.302	Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect.	Page 33 (pdf)
39.307	Reports of child-on-child sexual abuse.	Page 34 (pdf)
39.502	Notice, process, and service.	Page 50 (pdf)
39.504	Injunction pending disposition of petition; penalty.	Page 36 (pdf)
39.521	Disposition hearings; powers of disposition.	Page 40 (pdf)
39.6011	Case plan development.	Page 42 (pdf)
39.621	Permanency determination by the court.	Page 44 (pdf)
39.701	Judicial review.	Page 45 (pdf)
39.8055	Requirement to file a petition to terminate parental rights; exceptions.	Page 46 (pdf)
39.806	Grounds for termination of parental rights.	Page 47 (pdf)
39.823	Guardian advocates for drug dependent newborns.	Page 51 (pdf)
39.828	Grounds for appointment of a guardian advocate.	Page 51-52 (pdf)
402.56	Children’s cabinet; organization; responsibilities; annual report.	Page 52 (pdf)

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SB 2044, Original Filed Version Posted 1/20/2012 at 8:42 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/24/2012 (pdf) Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2012 (pdf) Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/8/2012 (pdf) Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2012 (pdf)

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 803 (c2)	Child Protection	Diaz	Similar	Last Action: 4/29/2012 Chapter No. 2012-178 Location: Became Law
S 384	Children and Youth Cabinet	Rich	Compare	Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 803 (Ch. 2012-178) Location: In committee/council (CF)

Committee Amendments (2)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
161064 - Amendment Between lines 675 and 676 insert:	Judiciary (Simmons)	2/8/2012 1:33 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/13/2012	Web Page PDF
394184 - Amendment Between lines 696 and 697 insert:	Judiciary (Simmons)	2/8/2012 1:33 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/13/2012	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (2)

Date	Committee	Result
1/25/2012 3:30 PM	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs	6 Yeas - 0 Nays
2/9/2012 1:15 PM	Judiciary	5 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (19)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
39.01	Definitions.	Page 5 (pdf)
39.013	Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel.	Page 7 (pdf)
39.0138	Criminal history records check; limit on placement of a child.	Page 8 (pdf)
39.201	Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline.	Page 11 (pdf)
39.205	Penalties relating to reporting of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect.	Page 13 (pdf)
39.301	Initiation of protective investigations.	Page 14 (pdf)
39.302	Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect.	Page 32 (pdf)
39.307	Reports of child-on-child sexual abuse.	Page 34 (pdf)
39.502	Notice, process, and service.	Page 50 (pdf)
39.504	Injunction pending disposition of petition; penalty.	Page 36 (pdf)
39.521	Disposition hearings; powers of disposition.	Page 40 (pdf)
39.6011	Case plan development.	Page 42 (pdf)
39.621	Permanency determination by the court.	Page 44 (pdf)
39.701	Judicial review.	Page 44-45 (pdf)
39.8055	Requirement to file a petition to terminate parental rights; exceptions.	Page 46 (pdf)
39.806	Grounds for termination of parental rights.	Page 46-47 (pdf)
39.823	Guardian advocates for drug dependent newborns.	Page 51 (pdf)
39.828	Grounds for appointment of a guardian advocate.	Page 51 (pdf)
402.56	Children’s cabinet; organization; responsibilities; annual report.	Page 52 (pdf)

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