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CS/SB 1682: Residential Services for Children

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Joyner

Residential Services for Children; Revising the definition of the term “boarding school”; providing accreditation requirements for boarding schools; authorizing the Department of Children and Families to impose administrative sanctions or civil remedies when residential group care is being provided without a license; requiring background screening for certain boarding school personnel; requiring boarding schools to follow standard school schedules, holiday breaks, and summer recesses; providing that children other than foreign citizens may not be year-round residents, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7129 (Ch. 2013-219) -SJ 1116
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/2/2013 Senate • Filed
3/7/2013 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 178
• Introduced -SJ 178
3/27/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/01/13, 3:15 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
4/1/2013 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
4/3/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/4/2013 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 346
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 360
4/30/2013 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 881
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/13
5/2/2013 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/13
5/3/2013 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1116
• Amendment(s) adopted (739906) -SJ 1116
• Substituted CS/HB 7129 -SJ 1116
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7129 (Ch. 2013-219) -SJ 1116