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CS/SB 1318: Child Protection

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Garcia ; Broxson

Child Protection; (THIS BILL COMBINES S1318 & 1454) Revising the entities responsible for screening, employing, and terminating child protection team medical directors to include the Statewide Medical Director for Child Protection; requiring the Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families, to adopt rules regarding sexual abuse treatment programs; revising provisions regarding expert testimony provided by certain entities to include criminal cases involving child abuse and neglect, dependency cases, and cases involving sexual abuse of a child, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 5/2/2017 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1269 (Ch. 2017-153) -SJ 646
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/28/2017 Senate • Filed
    3/14/2017 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 185
    3/15/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 185
    3/22/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/27/17, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
    3/27/2017 Senate • CS combines this bill with SB 1454
    • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 257
    3/29/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 268
    3/30/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 257
    4/13/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/18/17, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
    4/18/2017 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 435
    4/19/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 435
    4/20/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/25/17, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/25/2017 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 442
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 442
    4/28/2017 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/17
    5/2/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 646
    • Substituted CS/HB 1269 -SJ 646
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1269 (Ch. 2017-153) -SJ 646

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  • CS/SB 1318, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/29/2017 at 5:29 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 4/17/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/24/2017 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/25/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1269 (er) Child Protection Harrell Identical Last Action: 6/26/2017 Chapter No. 2017-153 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/18/2017 4:00 PM Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/25/2017 9:00 AM Appropriations 16 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 12 (pdf)
    458.3175 Expert witness certificate. Page 12 (pdf)
    459.0066 Expert witness certificate. Page 12 (pdf)
    827.03 Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child; penalties. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • SB 1318, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2017 at 3:46 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2017 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1269 (c1) Child Protection Harrell Compare Last Action: 6/26/2017 Chapter No. 2017-153 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    159184 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Broxson)     		3/27/2017
    8:32 AM     		Withdrawn
    3/28/2017     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/27/2017 1:30 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 11 (pdf)
    39.303 Child protection teams; services; eligible cases. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.3031 Rules for implementation of s. 39.303. Page 11 (pdf)
    391.026 Powers and duties of the department. Page 11 (pdf)

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