HB 449: Early Childhood Courts
GENERAL BILL by Mariano ; Andrade
Early Childhood Courts; Authorizes circuit courts to create early childhood court programs; requires early childhood court programs have certain components; provides requirements & guidelines for OSCA when hiring community coordinators & statewide training specialist; authorizes Trial Court Budget Commission to provide funding to circuit courts that choose to establish coordination system in lieu of creating community coordinator position; requires DCF to contract with certain university-based centers; requires university-based centers to hire clinical director.
Effective Date: 1/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138)
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/24/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 10/30/2019 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 38 |
| 1/14/2020 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 38 |
| 3/14/2020 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) |
