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CS/HB 1269: Child Protection

GENERAL BILL by Health Quality Subcommittee ; Harrell

Child Protection; Revises entities responsible for screening, employing, & terminating child protection team medical directors; revises terms; revises subdivision of state from districts to circuits for purpose of child protection teams; revises required board certifications for certain entities; revises timeframe in which child protection team medical directors must obtain certification; requires Children's Medical Services to convene task force to develop protocol for forensic interviewing of children suspected of having been abused; revises provisions regarding expert testimony provided by certain entities.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 6/26/2017 - Chapter No. 2017-153
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/5/2017 House • Filed
    3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 132
    3/10/2017 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 350
    3/17/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 03/21/17, 12:30 pm, Mashburn Hall
    3/21/2017 House • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 452
    3/23/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 449
    3/27/2017 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 463
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 463
    4/4/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/06/17, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    4/6/2017 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 598
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 598
    4/13/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/17
    4/18/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/19/17
    4/19/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 728
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/20/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 752
    • CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 752
    4/25/2017 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 461
    • Received -SJ 461
    5/2/2017 Senate • Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 646
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 646
    • Substituted for CS/SB 1318 -SJ 646
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 646
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    5/3/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 725
    • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 725
    5/3/2017 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1099
    6/14/2017 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/23/2017 • Approved by Governor
    6/26/2017 • Chapter No. 2017-153

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  • CS/HB 1269, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/3/2017 at 5:14 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1318 (c1) Child Protection Garcia Identical Last Action: 5/2/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1269 (Ch. 2017-153) -SJ 646

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.303 Child protection teams; services; eligible cases. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.3031 Rules for implementation of s. 39.303. Page 14 (pdf)
    458.3175 Expert witness certificate. Page 14 (pdf)
    459.0066 Expert witness certificate. Page 14 (pdf)
    827.03 Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child; penalties. Page 15 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1269, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/23/2017 at 8:24 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/6/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1318 (c1) Child Protection Garcia Identical Last Action: 5/2/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1269 (Ch. 2017-153) -SJ 646

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/20/2017 1:08 PM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/3/2017 11:33 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.303 Child protection teams; services; eligible cases. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.3031 Rules for implementation of s. 39.303. Page 14 (pdf)
    458.3175 Expert witness certificate. Page 14 (pdf)
    459.0066 Expert witness certificate. Page 14 (pdf)
    827.03 Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child; penalties. Page 15 (pdf)

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  • HB 1269, Original Filed Version Posted 3/5/2017 at 3:58 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Quality Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/26/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1454 Child Protection Broxson Similar Last Action: 3/27/2017 S Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/SB 1318 (Laid on Table in Senate)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    111035 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Harrell 3/20/2017
    6:53 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/21/2017
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.303 Child protection teams; services; eligible cases. Page 1 (pdf)
    458.3175 Expert witness certificate. Page 3 (pdf)
    459.0066 Expert witness certificate. Page 4 (pdf)
    827.03 Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child; penalties. Page 4 (pdf)

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