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CS/SB 1548: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Perry ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hutson

Child Welfare; Requiring the Florida Court Educational Council to establish certain standards for instruction of specified circuit court judges; deleting a requirement for the Department of Children and Families to report certain information to the Legislature; providing court procedures and requirements relating to deceased parents of a dependent child; authorizing the department to take certain actions without a court order, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40), CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138)
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
    1/8/2020 Senate • Filed
    1/13/2020 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 116
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 115
    1/23/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/28/20, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
    1/30/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/04/20, 12:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
    2/4/2020 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 239
    2/5/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/6/2020 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 249
    2/10/2020 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    2/13/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/20, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/18/2020 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 326
    2/19/2020 Senate • Now in Appropriations
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40), CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138)

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  • CS/SB 1548, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/5/2020 at 4:48 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 2/17/2020 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 2/18/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (8)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 43 (er) Child Welfare Latvala, Valdes Compare Last Action: 6/19/2020 Chapter No. 2020-40, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) Track This Bill
    H 111 Child Care Facility Licensing Standards Williams Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 679 Child Care Facilities Antone Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 1105 (er) Child Welfare Tomkow Compare Last Action: 6/30/2020 Chapter No. 2020-138, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40) Track This Bill
    H 7085 (e1) Dependency Proceedings and Child Protection Services Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40) Track This Bill
    S 88 Child Care Facilities Stewart Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Messages Track This Bill
    S 122 (c2) Child Welfare Rouson Compare Last Action: 3/5/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40) -SJ 421 Track This Bill
    S 1324 (c2) Child Welfare Simpson Compare Last Action: 3/11/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40), CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) -SJ 697 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/18/2020 4:00 PM Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (20)

    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 3 (pdf)
    39.205 Penalties relating to reporting of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 4 (pdf)
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 4 (pdf)
    39.407 Medical, psychiatric, and psychological examination and treatment of child; physical, mental, or substance abuse examination of person with or requesting child custody. Page 5 (pdf)
    39.5035 Page 10 (pdf)
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Page 14 (pdf)
    39.522 Postdisposition change of custody. Page 20 (pdf)
    39.6011 Case plan development. Page 23 (pdf)
    39.63 Page 24 (pdf)
    39.806 Grounds for termination of parental rights. Page 25 (pdf)
    39.811 Powers of disposition; order of disposition. Page 27 (pdf)
    39.812 Postdisposition relief; petition for adoption. Page 27 (pdf)
    39.820 Definitions. Page 31 (pdf)
    63.062 Persons required to consent to adoption; affidavit of nonpaternity; waiver of venue. Page 31 (pdf)
    63.082 Execution of consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity; family social and medical history; revocation of consent. Page 32 (pdf)
    402.302 Definitions. Page 33 (pdf)
    402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 34 (pdf)
    402.313 Family day care homes. Page 36 (pdf)
    402.3131 Large family child care homes. Page 37 (pdf)
    409.1451 The Road-to-Independence Program. Page 38 (pdf)

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  • SB 1548, Original Filed Version Posted 1/8/2020 at 3:05 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/27/2020 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 43 Child Welfare Latvala, Valdes Compare Last Action: 6/19/2020 Chapter No. 2020-40, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) Track This Bill
    H 111 Child Care Facility Licensing Standards Williams Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 679 Child Care Facilities Antone Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 1105 (c1) Child Welfare Tomkow Compare Last Action: 6/30/2020 Chapter No. 2020-138, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40) Track This Bill
    S 88 Child Care Facilities Stewart Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Messages Track This Bill
    S 1324 (c1) Child Welfare Simpson Compare Last Action: 3/11/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40), CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) -SJ 697 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    229818 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Perry)     		1/27/2020
    4:38 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/5/2020     		Web Page
    PDF
    154690 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Perry)     		2/3/2020
    12:35 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/5/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/4/2020 12:30 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (25)

    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 3 (pdf)
    39.01 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    39.205 Penalties relating to reporting of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 5 (pdf)
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 5 (pdf)
    39.402 Placement in a shelter. Page 6 (pdf)
    39.407 Medical, psychiatric, and psychological examination and treatment of child; physical, mental, or substance abuse examination of person with or requesting child custody. Page 8 (pdf)
    39.503 Identity or location of parent unknown; special procedures. Page 13 (pdf)
    39.5035 Page 17 (pdf)
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Page 21 (pdf)
    39.522 Postdisposition change of custody. Page 27 (pdf)
    39.6011 Case plan development. Page 30 (pdf)
    39.63 Page 31 (pdf)
    39.801 Procedures and jurisdiction; notice; service of process. Page 32 (pdf)
    39.803 Identity or location of parent unknown after filing of termination of parental rights petition; special procedures. Page 34 (pdf)
    39.806 Grounds for termination of parental rights. Page 38 (pdf)
    39.811 Powers of disposition; order of disposition. Page 40 (pdf)
    39.812 Postdisposition relief; petition for adoption. Page 40 (pdf)
    63.062 Persons required to consent to adoption; affidavit of nonpaternity; waiver of venue. Page 43 (pdf)
    63.082 Execution of consent to adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity; family social and medical history; revocation of consent. Page 44 (pdf)
    402.302 Definitions. Page 45 (pdf)
    402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 46 (pdf)
    402.313 Family day care homes. Page 48 (pdf)
    402.3131 Large family child care homes. Page 49 (pdf)
    409.1451 The Road-to-Independence Program. Page 50 (pdf)
    742.0211 Page 52 (pdf)

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