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CS/CS/CS/SB 686: Legal Proceedings/Minor Children

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Children and Families ; Judiciary ; Judiciary ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Burt ; Cowin ; Crist

Legal Proceedings/Minor Children; provides for transfer of guardian ad litem program to Statewide Public Guardianship & Children's Representation Office; provides for county funding of program elements; establishes Statewide Public Guardianship & Children's Representation Office within Elderly Affairs Dept.; requires office to establish Circuit Office of Children's Representation in each judicial circuit, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 10/01/2002
 Last Action: 3/22/2002 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/5/2001 Senate • Prefiled
    12/27/2001 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations
    1/22/2002 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00048; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/23/02, 9:00 am, 412-K
    1/23/2002 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00149; CS read first time on 01/30/02 -SJ 00172
    1/28/2002 Senate • Now in Children and Families -SJ 00149
    2/1/2002 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/06/02, 9:00 am, 37-S --Temporarily postponed
    2/8/2002 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/13/02, 9:00 am, 37-S
    2/13/2002 Senate • CS/CS by Children and Families; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -SJ 00254; CS read first time on 02/14/02 -SJ 00257
    2/14/2002 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary -SJ 00254
    2/20/2002 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00280; Rereferred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00280; On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/21/02, 8:30 am, 309-C
    2/21/2002 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 00313; CS read first time on 02/27/02 -SJ 00351
    2/22/2002 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00313
    2/27/2002 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 00346; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
    3/13/2002 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00509; Read second time -SJ 00492; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00493; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00496
    3/14/2002 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00575; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00576, -SJ 00584; Amendment pending -SJ 00576; Pending amendment withdrawn -SJ 00584; CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 00584; Immediately certified -SJ 00584
    3/14/2002 House • In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 01434
    3/15/2002 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar
    3/22/2002 House • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 686, Engrossed 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/15/2002 at 3:58 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Floor Amendments (7)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    090291 - Amendment
    		Farkas 3/21/2002
    11:55 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    883637 - Amendment
    		Farkas 3/21/2002
    11:56 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    181249 - Amendment
    		Farkas 3/21/2002
    11:56 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    874923 - Amendment
    		Farkas 3/21/2002
    11:56 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    842489 - Amendment
    		Farkas 3/21/2002
    3:09 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    635333 - Amendment
    		Farkas 3/21/2002
    3:10 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    531065 - Amendment
    		Farkas 3/21/2002
    3:10 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (49)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.388 Family Courts Trust Fund.
    27.51 Duties of public defender.
    39.001 Purposes and intent; personnel standards and screening.
    39.01 Definitions.
    39.013 Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel.
    39.202 Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect.
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
    39.3035 Child advocacy centers; standards; state funding.
    39.305 Intervention and treatment in sexual abuse cases; model plan.
    39.402 Placement in a shelter.
    39.407 Medical, psychiatric, and psychological examination and treatment of child; physical or mental examination of parent or person requesting custody of child.
    39.4085 Legislative findings and declaration of intent for goals for dependent children.
    39.4086 Pilot program for attorneys ad litem for dependent children.
    39.502 Notice, process, and service.
    39.504 Injunction pending disposition of petition; penalty.
    39.505 No answer required.
    39.507 Adjudicatory hearings; orders of adjudication.
    39.510 Appeal.
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition.
    39.701 Judicial review.
    39.801 Procedures and jurisdiction; notice; service of process.
    39.802 Petition for termination of parental rights; filing; elements.
    39.805 No answer required.
    39.806 Grounds for termination of parental rights.
    39.807 Right to counsel; guardian ad litem.
    39.808 Advisory hearing; pretrial status conference.
    39.810 Manifest best interests of the child.
    39.811 Powers of disposition; order of disposition.
    39.820 Definitions.
    39.821 Qualifications of guardians ad litem.
    39.822 Appointment of guardian ad litem for abused, abandoned, or neglected child.
    39.8225
    39.8226
    39.84
    39.86
    40.24 Compensation and reimbursement policy.
    63.052 Guardians designated; proof of commitment.
    215.5601 Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund.
    400.148 Medicaid "Up-or-Out" Quality of Care Contract Management Program.
    744.701 Short title.
    744.702 Legislative intent.
    744.7021 Statewide Public Guardianship Office.
    744.703 Office of public guardian; appointment, notification.
    744.706 Preparation of budget.
    744.707 Procedures and rules.
    744.708 Reports and standards.
    744.7081 Access to records by Statewide Public Guardianship Office; confidentiality.
    984.03 Definitions.
    985.308 Juvenile sexual offender commitment programs; sexual abuse intervention networks.

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 686, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/14/2002 at 10:54 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Floor Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    361192 - Amendment
    		Wise 3/14/2002
    9:33 AM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/14/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    753522 - Amendment
    		Wise 3/14/2002
    9:33 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/14/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    793882 - Amendment
    		Wise 3/14/2002
    1:36 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/14/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    824352 - Amendment
    		Villalobos 3/14/2002
    3:28 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/14/2002     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/14/2002 3:49 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (49)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.388 Family Courts Trust Fund.
    27.51 Duties of public defender.
    39.001 Purposes and intent; personnel standards and screening.
    39.01 Definitions.
    39.013 Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel.
    39.202 Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect.
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
    39.3035 Child advocacy centers; standards; state funding.
    39.305 Intervention and treatment in sexual abuse cases; model plan.
    39.402 Placement in a shelter.
    39.407 Medical, psychiatric, and psychological examination and treatment of child; physical or mental examination of parent or person requesting custody of child.
    39.4085 Legislative findings and declaration of intent for goals for dependent children.
    39.4086 Pilot program for attorneys ad litem for dependent children.
    39.502 Notice, process, and service.
    39.504 Injunction pending disposition of petition; penalty.
    39.505 No answer required.
    39.507 Adjudicatory hearings; orders of adjudication.
    39.510 Appeal.
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition.
    39.701 Judicial review.
    39.801 Procedures and jurisdiction; notice; service of process.
    39.802 Petition for termination of parental rights; filing; elements.
    39.805 No answer required.
    39.806 Grounds for termination of parental rights.
    39.807 Right to counsel; guardian ad litem.
    39.808 Advisory hearing; pretrial status conference.
    39.810 Manifest best interests of the child.
    39.811 Powers of disposition; order of disposition.
    39.820 Definitions.
    39.821 Qualifications of guardians ad litem.
    39.822 Appointment of guardian ad litem for abused, abandoned, or neglected child.
    39.8225
    39.8226
    39.84
    39.86
    40.24 Compensation and reimbursement policy.
    63.052 Guardians designated; proof of commitment.
    215.5601 Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund.
    400.148 Medicaid "Up-or-Out" Quality of Care Contract Management Program.
    744.701 Short title.
    744.702 Legislative intent.
    744.7021 Statewide Public Guardianship Office.
    744.703 Office of public guardian; appointment, notification.
    744.706 Preparation of budget.
    744.707 Procedures and rules.
    744.708 Reports and standards.
    744.7081 Access to records by Statewide Public Guardianship Office; confidentiality.
    984.03 Definitions.
    985.308 Juvenile sexual offender commitment programs; sexual abuse intervention networks.

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 686, Committee Substitute 3 Posted 2/28/2002 at 1:38 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2002 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2002 (pdf)

    Floor Amendments (19)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    662878 - Amendment
    		Wise 3/7/2002
    9:33 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    301456 - Amendment
    		Wise 3/7/2002
    9:33 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    751552 - Amendment
    		Wise 3/7/2002
    9:33 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    554270 - Amendment
    		Wise 3/7/2002
    3:33 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    651798 - Amendment
    		Wise 3/7/2002
    3:34 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    044574 - Amendment
    		Wise 3/7/2002
    3:34 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    841796 - Amendment
    		Wise 3/12/2002
    11:11 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    071382 - Amendment
    		Campbell 3/12/2002
    2:33 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    673100 - Amendment
    		Campbell 3/12/2002
    2:33 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    332228 - Amendment
    		Campbell 3/12/2002
    2:33 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    260846 - Amendment
    		Campbell 3/12/2002
    2:33 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    335246 - Amendment
    		Silver 3/12/2002
    3:35 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 892602 - Amendment to Amendment (335246)
    		Campbell 3/13/2002
    10:10 AM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    734580 - Amendment
    		Silver 3/12/2002
    3:35 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    104008 - Amendment
    		Burt 3/12/2002
    3:35 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    270634 - Amendment
    		Burt 3/12/2002
    3:35 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    050416 - Amendment
    		Burt 3/12/2002
    3:35 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    345112 - Amendment
    		Campbell 3/13/2002
    10:04 AM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF
    204614 - Amendment
    		Campbell 3/13/2002
    10:07 AM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/13/2002     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (37)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.388 Family Courts Trust Fund.
    27.51 Duties of public defender.
    39.001 Purposes and intent; personnel standards and screening.
    39.01 Definitions.
    39.013 Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel.
    39.202 Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect.
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
    39.305 Intervention and treatment in sexual abuse cases; model plan.
    39.402 Placement in a shelter.
    39.407 Medical, psychiatric, and psychological examination and treatment of child; physical or mental examination of parent or person requesting custody of child.
    39.4085 Legislative findings and declaration of intent for goals for dependent children.
    39.4086 Pilot program for attorneys ad litem for dependent children.
    39.502 Notice, process, and service.
    39.504 Injunction pending disposition of petition; penalty.
    39.505 No answer required.
    39.510 Appeal.
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition.
    39.701 Judicial review.
    39.801 Procedures and jurisdiction; notice; service of process.
    39.802 Petition for termination of parental rights; filing; elements.
    39.805 No answer required.
    39.806 Grounds for termination of parental rights.
    39.807 Right to counsel; guardian ad litem.
    39.808 Advisory hearing; pretrial status conference.
    39.810 Manifest best interests of the child.
    39.811 Powers of disposition; order of disposition.
    39.820 Definitions.
    39.821 Qualifications of guardians ad litem.
    39.822 Appointment of guardian ad litem for abused, abandoned, or neglected child.
    39.8225
    39.8226
    39.84
    39.86
    40.24 Compensation and reimbursement policy.
    215.5601 Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund.
    744.7021 Statewide Public Guardianship Office.
    985.308 Juvenile sexual offender commitment programs; sexual abuse intervention networks.

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  • CS/CS/SB 686, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/15/2002 at 3:33 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children and Families (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2002 (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (37)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.388 Family Courts Trust Fund.
    27.51 Duties of public defender.
    39.001 Purposes and intent; personnel standards and screening.
    39.01 Definitions.
    39.013 Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel.
    39.202 Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect.
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
    39.305 Intervention and treatment in sexual abuse cases; model plan.
    39.402 Placement in a shelter.
    39.407 Medical, psychiatric, and psychological examination and treatment of child; physical or mental examination of parent or person requesting custody of child.
    39.4085 Legislative findings and declaration of intent for goals for dependent children.
    39.4086 Pilot program for attorneys ad litem for dependent children.
    39.502 Notice, process, and service.
    39.504 Injunction pending disposition of petition; penalty.
    39.505 No answer required.
    39.510 Appeal.
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition.
    39.701 Judicial review.
    39.801 Procedures and jurisdiction; notice; service of process.
    39.802 Petition for termination of parental rights; filing; elements.
    39.805 No answer required.
    39.806 Grounds for termination of parental rights.
    39.807 Right to counsel; guardian ad litem.
    39.808 Advisory hearing; pretrial status conference.
    39.810 Manifest best interests of the child.
    39.811 Powers of disposition; order of disposition.
    39.820 Definitions.
    39.821 Qualifications of guardians ad litem.
    39.822 Appointment of guardian ad litem for abused, abandoned, or neglected child.
    39.8225
    39.8226
    39.84
    39.86
    40.24 Compensation and reimbursement policy.
    215.5601 Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund.
    744.7021 Statewide Public Guardianship Office.
    985.308 Juvenile sexual offender commitment programs; sexual abuse intervention networks.

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  • CS/SB 686, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/29/2002 at 12:59 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2002 (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (36)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.388 Family Courts Trust Fund.
    27.51 Duties of public defender.
    39.001 Purposes and intent; personnel standards and screening.
    39.01 Definitions.
    39.013 Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel.
    39.202 Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect.
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
    39.305 Intervention and treatment in sexual abuse cases; model plan.
    39.402 Placement in a shelter.
    39.407 Medical, psychiatric, and psychological examination and treatment of child; physical or mental examination of parent or person requesting custody of child.
    39.4085 Legislative findings and declaration of intent for goals for dependent children.
    39.4086 Pilot program for attorneys ad litem for dependent children.
    39.502 Notice, process, and service.
    39.504 Injunction pending disposition of petition; penalty.
    39.505 No answer required.
    39.510 Appeal.
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition.
    39.701 Judicial review.
    39.801 Procedures and jurisdiction; notice; service of process.
    39.802 Petition for termination of parental rights; filing; elements.
    39.805 No answer required.
    39.806 Grounds for termination of parental rights.
    39.807 Right to counsel; guardian ad litem.
    39.808 Advisory hearing; pretrial status conference.
    39.810 Manifest best interests of the child.
    39.811 Powers of disposition; order of disposition.
    39.820 Definitions.
    39.821 Qualifications of guardians ad litem.
    39.822 Appointment of guardian ad litem for abused, abandoned, or neglected child.
    39.8225
    39.8226
    39.84
    39.86
    40.24 Compensation and reimbursement policy.
    215.5601 Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund.
    985.308 Juvenile sexual offender commitment programs; sexual abuse intervention networks.

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  • SB 686, Original Filed Version Posted 12/20/2001 at 12:18 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (33)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.388 Family Courts Trust Fund.
    27.51 Duties of public defender.
    39.001 Purposes and intent; personnel standards and screening.
    39.01 Definitions.
    39.013 Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel.
    39.202 Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect.
    39.305 Intervention and treatment in sexual abuse cases; model plan.
    39.402 Placement in a shelter.
    39.407 Medical, psychiatric, and psychological examination and treatment of child; physical or mental examination of parent or person requesting custody of child.
    39.4085 Legislative findings and declaration of intent for goals for dependent children.
    39.4086 Pilot program for attorneys ad litem for dependent children.
    39.502 Notice, process, and service.
    39.504 Injunction pending disposition of petition; penalty.
    39.505 No answer required.
    39.510 Appeal.
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition.
    39.701 Judicial review.
    39.801 Procedures and jurisdiction; notice; service of process.
    39.802 Petition for termination of parental rights; filing; elements.
    39.805 No answer required.
    39.806 Grounds for termination of parental rights.
    39.807 Right to counsel; guardian ad litem.
    39.808 Advisory hearing; pretrial status conference.
    39.810 Manifest best interests of the child.
    39.811 Powers of disposition; order of disposition.
    39.820 Definitions.
    39.821 Qualifications of guardians ad litem.
    39.822 Appointment of guardian ad litem for abused, abandoned, or neglected child.
    39.8225
    39.8226
    40.24 Compensation and reimbursement policy.
    215.5601 Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund.
    985.308 Juvenile sexual offender commitment programs; sexual abuse intervention networks.

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