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CS/CS/CS/HB 315: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Appropriations Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Latvala ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Beltran ; Cortes ; Davis ; Diamond ; DiCeglie ; Driskell ; Eskamani ; Fitzenhagen ; Hill ; Newton ; Roth ; Thompson ; Valdes ; Watson, C. ; Webb

Child Welfare; Requires certain entities to provide training for specified purposes; establishes communication between law enforcement agencies & DCF related to certain individuals involved in child welfare system; provides requirements for law enforcement officers & central abuse hotline; authorizes lead agencies to provide intensive family reunification services that combine child welfare & mental health services to certain families; authorizes department & certain lead agencies to create program to more effectively provide case management services to specified children; specifies requirements of program; requires Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission to incorporate training for specified purposes; requires law enforcement officers to complete such training as part of basic recruit training or continuing training or education by specified date.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: 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
    1/17/2019 House • Filed
    1/23/2019 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 45
    3/4/2019 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 03/06/19, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 45
    3/6/2019 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 390
    3/11/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 374
    3/12/2019 House • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 400
    3/29/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 04/02/19, 3:30 pm, Webster Hall
    4/2/2019 House • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 28 NAYS 0 -HJ 583
    4/4/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 579
    4/5/2019 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 597
    4/12/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/16/19, 2:00 pm, Morris Hall
    4/16/2019 House • CS/CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 744
    4/17/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS/CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 736
    4/18/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 757
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/19
    4/23/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 790
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/24/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 807
    • CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 807
    4/24/2019 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 498
    4/25/2019 Senate • Received -SJ 498
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 315, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/17/2019 at 8:17 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 634 (c1) Child Welfare Rouson Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/24/2019 6:19 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.385 Standards for instruction of circuit and county court judges in handling domestic violence cases. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.0142 Page 3 (pdf)
    39.8296 Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office; legislative findings and intent; creation; appointment of executive director; duties of office. Page 4 (pdf)
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 7 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 9 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 10 (pdf)
    943.17297 Page 12 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 315, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/4/2019 at 8:17 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 634 (c1) Child Welfare Rouson Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    745175 - Amendment
    Remove lines 78-81 and insert:
    Latvala 4/15/2019
    7:08 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/16/2019
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.385 Standards for instruction of circuit and county court judges in handling domestic violence cases. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.0142 Page 3 (pdf)
    39.8296 Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office; legislative findings and intent; creation; appointment of executive director; duties of office. Page 4 (pdf)
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 7 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 9 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 10 (pdf)
    943.17297 Page 12 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 315, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/11/2019 at 1:06 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 634 (c1) Child Welfare Rouson Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    548625 - Amendment
    Remove lines 240-274 and insert:
    Latvala 4/1/2019
    6:13 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/2/2019
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.385 Standards for instruction of circuit and county court judges in handling domestic violence cases. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.0142 Page 3 (pdf)
    39.8296 Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office; legislative findings and intent; creation; appointment of executive director; duties of office. Page 4 (pdf)
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 7 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 9 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 10 (pdf)
    943.17297 Page 12 (pdf)

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  • HB 315, Original Filed Version Posted 1/17/2019 at 11:32 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 634 Child Welfare Rouson Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    25.385 Standards for instruction of circuit and county court judges in handling domestic violence cases. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.0142 Page 3 (pdf)
    39.0143 Page 4 (pdf)
    39.8296 Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office; legislative findings and intent; creation; appointment of executive director; duties of office. Page 4 (pdf)
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 7 (pdf)
    409.906 Optional Medicaid services. Page 9 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 11 (pdf)
    943.17297 Page 12 (pdf)

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