Florida Senate - 2016 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SPB 7018
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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10/22/2015 .
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The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Detert)
recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment
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3 Delete lines 677 - 716
4 and insert:
5 (d) Orders.—
6 1. Based upon the criteria set forth in paragraph (c) and
7 the recommended order of the citizen review panel, if any, the
8 court shall determine whether or not the social service agency
9 shall initiate proceedings to have a child declared a dependent
10 child, return the child to the parent, continue the child in
11 out-of-home care for a specified period of time, or initiate
12 termination of parental rights proceedings for subsequent
13 placement in an adoptive home. Amendments to the case plan must
14 be prepared as prescribed in s. 39.6013. If the court finds that
15 the prevention or reunification efforts of the department will
16 allow the child can safely to remain in the safely at home with
17 an in-home safety plan, or be safely returned to the home the
18 court shall allow the child to remain in or return to the home
19 after making a specific finding of fact that the reasons for the
20 creation of the case plan have been remedied to the extent that
21 the child’s safety, well-being, and physical, mental, and
22 emotional health will not be endangered.
23 2. The court shall return the child to the custody of the
24 parents with an in-home safety plan at any time it determines
25 that they have met conditions for return substantially complied
26 with the case plan, and if the court is satisfied that return of
27 the child to the home reunification will not be detrimental to
28 the child’s safety, well-being, and physical, mental, and
29 emotional health.
30 3. If, in the opinion of the court, the social service
31 agency has not complied with its obligations as specified in the
32 written case plan, the court may find the social service agency
33 in contempt, shall order the social service agency to submit its
34 plans for compliance with the agreement, and shall require the
35 social service agency to show why the child could not safely be
36 returned to the home of the parents.
37 4. If possible, the court shall order the department to
38 file a written notification before a child changes placements or
39 living arrangements. If such notification is not possible before
40 the change, the department must file a notification immediately
41 following a change. A written notification filed with the court
42 must include assurances from the department that the provisions
43 of s. 409.145 and administrative rule relating to placement
44 changes have been met.
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