The Florida Senate

HB 233: Children First Program

GENERAL BILL by Kosmas ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Heyman ; Greenstein ; Gottlieb ; Sobel ; Cosgrove ; Turnbull

Children First Program; creates said program; creates Children First governing board; provides for creation of county Children First coalitions; provides for coalition initiation grants & for block grant funding & certain waiver authority; requires development of community plans; provides for creation of local school readiness coalitions; provides for award of grants, etc. Amends Chs. 230, 383, 391, 402, 411; repeals 411.222(4).

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/4/1999	House	• Prefiled
  1/7/1999	House	• Referred to Children & Families (HFC); Education Innovation (AEC); General Appropriations (FRC)
  3/2/1999	House	• Introduced, referred to Children & Families (HFC); Education Innovation (AEC); General Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00035
  3/9/1999	House	• On Committee agenda-- Children & Families (HFC), 03/11/99, 9:00 am, 317C --Not considered
  3/31/1999	House	• On Committee agenda-- Children & Families (HFC), 04/05/99, 1:00 pm, 317C
  4/5/1999	House	• Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable by Children & Families (HFC) -HJ 00551
  4/7/1999	House	• Now in Education Innovation (AEC) -HJ 00551
  4/30/1999	House	• Died in Committee on Education Innovation (AEC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 366 (Ch. 99-357)

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• HB 233, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:26 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Children & Families (Post-Meeting) 4/4/1999 (pdf) Children & Families (Post-Meeting) 4/5/1999 (pdf) Children & Families (Post-Meeting) 5/7/1999 (pdf)

  Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 259 (e1)	School Readiness Program	Warner	Compare	Last Action: 4/6/1999 H Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 366 (Ch. 99-357) -HJ 00485 Location:
  S 366 (e2)		Kirkpatrick	Compare	Last Action: 6/15/1999 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-357 Location:
  S 382	School Readiness Program	Holzendorf	Compare	Last Action: 3/2/1999 S Introduced, referred to Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00038; On Committee agenda-- Education, 01/19/99, 12:30 pm, Room-412K; CS combines this bill with 366; Comm. Action: CS by Education -SJ 00015; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 366 (Ch. 99-357) Location:
  S 708	School Readiness Act	Kirkpatrick	Compare	Last Action: 3/2/1999 S Introduced, referred to Fiscal Policy -SJ 00051; On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/99, 9:00 am, Room-37S; CS combines this bill with <a href="Senate/bills/billinfo/html/CB 366.html" target="_top">CS 366</a> & 382; Comm. Action: CS/CS by Fiscal Policy -SJ 00016; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 366 (Ch. 99-357) Location:

  Citations - Statutes (11)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  230.2303	Florida First Start Program.
  383.14	Screening for metabolic disorders, other hereditary and congenital disorders, and environmental risk factors.
  391.304	Program coordination.
  402.281	Gold Seal Quality Care program.
  402.305	Licensing standards; child care facilities.
  402.3052	Child development associate training grants program.
  402.45	Community resource mother or father program.
  411.204	Program evaluation design and conduct; independent third-party evaluation.
  411.21
  411.221	Prevention and early assistance strategic plan; agency responsibilities.
  411.222	Intraagency and interagency coordination; creation of offices; responsibilities; memorandum of agreement; creation of coordinating council; responsibilities.

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