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CS/CS/HB 1105: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Tomkow ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Mariano ; Roth

Child Welfare; Requires certain training for judges; authorizes & provides requirements for early childhood court programs; authorizes DCF to file petitions; requires court to consider specified factors when determining change of legal custody or placement; revises & provides requirements for case plans; provides requirements for court jurisdiction, information disclosure, & caregiver recommendations; provides timeframes for certain studies & licensing; provides requirements & processes for adoption of certain children; provides responsibilities for foster parents, birth or legal parents, DCF, & community-based care lead agency; requires employees of residential group homes to meet specified requirements; authorizes community-based care lead agency to provide more than 35 percent of all child welfare services under certain conditions.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 6/30/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-138, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

  • CS/CS/HB 1105, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/12/2020 at 12:05 PM

  • CS/CS/HB 1105, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/9/2020 at 9:09 PM

  • CS/CS/HB 1105, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/20/2020 at 1:18 PM

  • CS/HB 1105, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/24/2020 at 9:40 AM

  • HB 1105, Original Filed Version Posted 1/6/2020 at 12:05 PM