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CS/SB 1326: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Simpson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rouson

Child Welfare; Requiring the Department of Children and Families to establish performance metrics; requiring sheriffs providing certain services to adopt the child welfare practice model; requiring the department to establish an Office of Quality; adding responsibilities to the department of contracts regarding care for children in the child welfare system; requiring the Florida Institute for Child Welfare and the Florida State University College of Social Work to design and implement a specified curriculum, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 7/1/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-152
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
12/20/2019 Senate • Filed
1/8/2020 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 97
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 97
1/16/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/21/20, 12:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
1/21/2020 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 153
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
1/23/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 01/28/20, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/28/2020 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 216
• Now in Appropriations
2/17/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/20/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
2/24/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/27/2020 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 374
3/2/2020 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/3/2020 Senate • CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 376
3/4/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20 -SJ 519
3/6/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 496
• Amendment(s) adopted (216532) -SJ 496
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 504
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/9/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 536
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 537
3/9/2020 House • In Messages
• Referred to Calendar -HJ 1007
• Received -HJ 1007
3/10/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20
• Read 2nd time -HJ 1031
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/11/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1077
• CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 1078
3/11/2020 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 726
6/16/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/30/2020 • Approved by Governor
7/1/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-152