Senate Bill sb0450

    Florida Senate - 2001                                   SB 450

    By Senator Peaden





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to child protection; amending

  3         s. 39.301, F.S.; clarifying that an authorized

  4         agent of the Department of Children and Family

  5         Services may continue to provide protective

  6         services for a child or a child's family

  7         following completion of the investigation

  8         report in a child-protection case; requiring

  9         that a case be designated as a backlog case if

10         investigative activities continue after a

11         specified period; providing an effective date.

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13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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15         Section 1.  Subsection (14) of section 39.301, Florida

16  Statutes, is amended to read:

17         39.301  Initiation of protective investigations.--

18         (14)  Within No later than 60 days after receiving the

19  initial report, the local office of the department shall

20  complete its investigation. Upon completing an investigation

21  report of a case, the department's investigative functions

22  with respect to that case are complete regardless of whether

23  the investigator or other authorized agent of the department

24  continues to provide protective services for the child or the

25  child's family. A case must be designated as a backlog case if

26  an investigator or other authorized agent of the department

27  continues investigative activities after the 60th day

28  following receipt of the initial investigation report.

29         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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    Florida Senate - 2001                                   SB 450
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  2                          SENATE SUMMARY

  3    Authorizes an agent of the Department of Children and
      Family Services to continue providing protective services
  4    for a child or a child's family following completion of
      the investigation report. Provides that a case be
  5    designated as a backlog case if investigative activities
      continue after the 60th day following receipt of the
  6    initial investigation report.

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