CS/HB 7065: Child Welfare
GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Harrell
Child Welfare; Requires DCF to adopt rules & procedures for exempting household members with disabilities from being fingerprinted before child is placed in home; authorizes court to make certain determinations regarding placement of child with guardian; authorizes department to recover financial assistance provided to nonrelative caregivers under certain circumstances; terminates Relative Caregiver Program on specified date & transfers certain responsibilities to Guardianship Assistance Program; requires department to establish & operate Guardianship Assistance Program to provide guardianship assistance payments to certain guardians beginning on specified date & provides eligibility requirements.
Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2018-103), HB 5003 (Ch. 2018-10)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2018-103), HB 5003 (Ch. 2018-10)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
- Appropriations (AP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/30/2018 House • Filed
1/31/2018 House • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 464
• Introduced -HJ 464
2/2/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/06/18, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall
2/6/2018 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 535
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 535
2/13/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/15/18, 8:30 am, Morris Hall
2/15/2018 House • CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 607
2/16/2018 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 606
2/19/2018 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 614
2/27/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/18
3/2/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 782
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/5/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 847
• CS passed; YEAS 109 NAYS 0 -HJ 847
3/5/2018 Senate • In Messages
3/6/2018 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 778
• Received -SJ 778
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2018-103), HB 5003 (Ch. 2018-10)
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CS/HB 7065, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/16/2018 at 1:16 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1514 Child Welfare Garcia Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2018-103), HB 5003 (Ch. 2018-10) 
H 1079 (er) Child Welfare Burton Compare Last Action: 3/27/2018 Chapter No. 2018-103, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2018-10)
H 5003 (er) Implementing the 2018-2019 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 3/20/2018 Chapter No. 2018-10, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2018-103), HB 5001 (Ch. 2018-9)
S 590 (c2) Child Welfare Garcia Compare Last Action: 3/7/2018 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2018-103), CS/CS/HB 1435 (Ch. 2018-108), HB 5003 (Ch. 2018-10) -SJ 843
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 3/5/2018 10:43 AM House 109 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (14)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.01 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf) 39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 6 (pdf) 39.5085 Relative Caregiver Program. Page 10 (pdf) 39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Page 7 (pdf) 39.6012 Case plan tasks; services. Page 11 (pdf) 39.6221 Permanent guardianship of a dependent child. Page 11 (pdf) 39.6225 Page 12 (pdf) 39.6251 Continuing care for young adults. Page 17 (pdf) 394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 18 (pdf) 409.145 Care of children; quality parenting; “reasonable and prudent parent” standard. Page 19 (pdf) 409.166 Children within the child welfare system; adoption assistance program. Page 21 (pdf) 409.1676 Comprehensive residential group care services to children who have extraordinary needs. Page 24 (pdf) 409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 25 (pdf) 960.065 Eligibility for awards. Page 40 (pdf) -
HB 7065, Original Filed Version Posted 1/30/2018 at 2:12 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2018 (pdf)
Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2018 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1514 Child Welfare Garcia Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2018-103), HB 5003 (Ch. 2018-10)
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 876739 - Amendment
Remove line 375 and insert:Harrell 2/14/2018
8:12 PMAdopted without Objection
2/15/2018PDF 024487 - Amendment
Remove line 583 and insert:Harrell 2/14/2018
8:13 PMAdopted without Objection
2/15/2018PDF Citations - Statutes (14)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.01 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf) 39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 6 (pdf) 39.5085 Relative Caregiver Program. Page 10 (pdf) 39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Page 7 (pdf) 39.6012 Case plan tasks; services. Page 11 (pdf) 39.6221 Permanent guardianship of a dependent child. Page 11 (pdf) 39.6225 Page 12 (pdf) 39.6251 Continuing care for young adults. Page 17 (pdf) 394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 18 (pdf) 409.145 Care of children; quality parenting; “reasonable and prudent parent” standard. Page 19 (pdf) 409.166 Children within the child welfare system; adoption assistance program. Page 21 (pdf) 409.1676 Comprehensive residential group care services to children who have extraordinary needs. Page 24 (pdf) 409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 25 (pdf) 960.065 Eligibility for awards. Page 40 (pdf)