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CS/SB 1326: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Simpson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rouson

Child Welfare; Requiring the Department of Children and Families to establish performance metrics; requiring sheriffs providing certain services to adopt the child welfare practice model; requiring the department to establish an Office of Quality; adding responsibilities to the department of contracts regarding care for children in the child welfare system; requiring the Florida Institute for Child Welfare and the Florida State University College of Social Work to design and implement a specified curriculum, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 7/1/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-152
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/20/2019 Senate • Filed
    1/8/2020 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 97
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 97
    1/16/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/21/20, 12:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    1/21/2020 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 153
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    1/23/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 01/28/20, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    1/28/2020 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 216
    • Now in Appropriations
    2/17/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/20/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    2/24/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/27/2020 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 374
    3/2/2020 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    3/3/2020 Senate • CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 376
    3/4/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20 -SJ 519
    3/6/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 496
    • Amendment(s) adopted (216532) -SJ 496
    • Ordered engrossed -SJ 504
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/9/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 536
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 537
    3/9/2020 House • In Messages
    • Referred to Calendar -HJ 1007
    • Received -HJ 1007
    3/10/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20
    • Read 2nd time -HJ 1031
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/11/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1077
    • CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 1078
    3/11/2020 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 726
    6/16/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/30/2020 • Approved by Governor
    7/1/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-152

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  • CS/SB 1326, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/11/2020 at 3:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7063 (c2) Child Welfare Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7039 (Ch. 2020-144), CS/SB 1326 (Ch. 2020-152) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.19 Department of Children and Families. Page 4 (pdf)
    39.3065 Sheriffs of certain counties to provide child protective investigative services; procedures; funding. Page 6 (pdf)
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 11 (pdf)
    402.715 Page 15 (pdf)
    402.7305 Department of Children and Families; procurement of contractual services; contract management. Page 16 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 22 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 22 (pdf)
    409.997 Child welfare results-oriented accountability program. Page 37 (pdf)
    1004.615 Florida Institute for Child Welfare. Page 40 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1326, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/6/2020 at 6:52 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7063 (c2) Child Welfare Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7039 (Ch. 2020-144), CS/SB 1326 (Ch. 2020-152) Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/9/2020 2:01 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/11/2020 10:54 AM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.19 Department of Children and Families. Page 4 (pdf)
    39.3065 Sheriffs of certain counties to provide child protective investigative services; procedures; funding. Page 6 (pdf)
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 11 (pdf)
    402.715 Page 15 (pdf)
    402.7305 Department of Children and Families; procurement of contractual services; contract management. Page 16 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 22 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 22 (pdf)
    409.997 Child welfare results-oriented accountability program. Page 37 (pdf)
    1004.615 Florida Institute for Child Welfare. Page 40 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1326, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/2/2020 at 4:38 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7063 (c2) Child Welfare Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7039 (Ch. 2020-144), CS/SB 1326 (Ch. 2020-152) Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    621500 - Amendment
    Delete lines 141 - 569 and insert:     		Simpson 3/6/2020
    10:13 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/6/2020     		Web Page
    PDF
    216532 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Simpson 3/6/2020
    3:12 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/6/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.19 Department of Children and Families. Page 4 (pdf)
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 6 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 10 (pdf)
    409.991 Allocation of funds for community-based care lead agencies. Page 11 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 13 (pdf)
    1004.615 Florida Institute for Child Welfare. Page 18 (pdf)

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  • SB 1326, Original Filed Version Posted 12/20/2019 at 2:16 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/17/2020 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2020 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 1/27/2020 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2020 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/19/2020 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 3/2/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7063 (c1) Child Welfare Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7039 (Ch. 2020-144), CS/SB 1326 (Ch. 2020-152) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    353820 - Amendment
    Between lines 532 and 533 insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    (Harrell)     		1/28/2020
    9:36 AM     		Withdrawn
    1/28/2020     		Web Page
    PDF
    835096 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Simpson)     		2/25/2020
    5:23 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    2/28/2020     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 272028 - Amendment to Amendment (835096)
    Between lines 219 and 220 insert:     		Appropriations
    (Simpson)     		2/26/2020
    4:12 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/26/2020     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 756300 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (835096)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Simpson)     		2/26/2020
    10:32 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/28/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    1/21/2020 12:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    1/28/2020 11:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/27/2020 9:00 AM Appropriations 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (29)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.19 Department of Children and Families. Page 6 (pdf)
    39.0012 Page 7 (pdf)
    39.01 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf)
    39.201 Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline. Page 10 (pdf)
    39.202 Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect. Page 44 (pdf)
    39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 12 (pdf)
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 54 (pdf)
    39.3065 Sheriffs of certain counties to provide child protective investigative services; procedures; funding. Page 14 (pdf)
    39.502 Notice, process, and service. Page 44 (pdf)
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Page 45 (pdf)
    39.6011 Case plan development. Page 48 (pdf)
    39.6012 Case plan tasks; services. Page 49 (pdf)
    39.701 Judicial review. Page 49 (pdf)
    39.823 Guardian advocates for drug dependent newborns. Page 49 (pdf)
    322.09 Application of minors; responsibility for negligence or misconduct of minor. Page 50 (pdf)
    393.065 Application and eligibility determination. Page 51 (pdf)
    394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 52 (pdf)
    394.67 Definitions. Page 19 (pdf)
    394.674 Eligibility for publicly funded substance abuse and mental health services; fee collection requirements. Page 52 (pdf)
    394.9082 Behavioral health managing entities. Page 20 (pdf)
    409.986 Legislative findings and intent; child protection and child welfare outcomes; definitions. Page 26 (pdf)
    409.987 Lead agency procurement. Page 53 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 53 (pdf)
    409.991 Allocation of funds for community-based care lead agencies. Page 27 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 35 (pdf)
    409.997 Child welfare results-oriented accountability program. Page 40 (pdf)
    627.746 Coverage for minors who have a learner’s driver license; additional premium prohibited. Page 53 (pdf)
    934.255 Subpoenas in investigations of sexual offenses. Page 54 (pdf)
    960.065 Eligibility for awards. Page 54 (pdf)

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