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CS/CS/HB 7063: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Ways and Means Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Ponder ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hogan Johnson ; Overdorf ; Roth ; Williams

Child Welfare; Requires DCF to establish Office of Quality & apply performance metrics; provides & revises provisions relating to child welfare, including duties of community alliances, sheriffs providing certain services, contracted attorneys, & lead agencies; revises provisions relating to contracts; creates & provides requirements for the Children's Promise tax credit; authorizes tax credit for certain contributions; requires analyses, proposals, & implementation of certain programs & curriculums. APPROPRIATION: $208,000

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7039 (Ch. 2020-144), CS/SB 1326 (Ch. 2020-152)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/31/2020 House • Filed
    2/3/2020 House • Referred to Ways and Means Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 479
    • Introduced -HJ 479
    2/7/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means Committee, 02/11/20, 9:30 am, Morris Hall
    2/11/2020 House • CS by Ways and Means Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 1 -HJ 570
    2/13/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Ways and Means Committee read 1st time -HJ 567
    2/14/2020 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 581
    2/28/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/02/20, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
    3/2/2020 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 695
    • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 693
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/20
    • CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 693
    3/5/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 748, 749
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/6/2020 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -HJ 816
    3/9/2020 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -HJ 948
    3/10/2020 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -HJ 1020
    3/11/2020 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -HJ 1076
    3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7039 (Ch. 2020-144), CS/SB 1326 (Ch. 2020-152)

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  • CS/CS/HB 7063, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/2/2020 at 4:49 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 7/9/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7039 (er) Repeal of Advisory Bodies and Programs State Affairs Committee Compare Last Action: 6/30/2020 Chapter No. 2020-144, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 6027 (Ch. 2020-168) 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 1326 (er) Child Welfare Simpson Compare Last Action: 7/1/2020 Chapter No. 2020-152 Track This Bill
    S 1348 Temporary Care of a Child Harrell Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    886393 - Amendment
    Between lines 1521 and 1522, insert:     		Good 3/3/2020
    3:54 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    3/5/2020     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (19)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.19 Department of Children and Families. Page 4 (pdf)
    39.0143
    39.3065 Sheriffs of certain counties to provide child protective investigative services; procedures; funding. Page 7 (pdf)
    211.0252 Page 12 (pdf)
    212.1833 Page 13 (pdf)
    220.02 Legislative intent. Page 13 (pdf)
    220.13 “Adjusted federal income” defined. Page 14 (pdf)
    220.186 Credit for Florida alternative minimum tax. Page 18 (pdf)
    220.1876 Page 18 (pdf)
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 31 (pdf)
    402.62 Page 19 (pdf)
    402.715
    402.7305 Department of Children and Families; procurement of contractual services; contract management.
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 39 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 35 (pdf)
    409.997 Child welfare results-oriented accountability program.
    561.1212 Page 39 (pdf)
    624.51056 Page 40 (pdf)
    1004.615 Florida Institute for Child Welfare. Page 41 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 7063, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/13/2020 at 10:04 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/2/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    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 1326 (c1) Department of Children and Families Simpson Compare Last Action: 7/1/2020 Chapter No. 2020-152 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    819929 - Amendment
    Remove lines 97-962 and insert:     		Ponder 3/2/2020
    11:43 AM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/2/2020     		PDF
    653109 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove lines 97-962 and insert:     		Ponder 3/1/2020
    6:07 PM     		Withdrawn Prior to Consideration
    3/2/2020     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.19 Department of Children and Families. Page 4 (pdf)
    39.3065 Sheriffs of certain counties to provide child protective investigative services; procedures; funding. Page 7 (pdf)
    211.0252 Page 12 (pdf)
    212.1833 Page 13 (pdf)
    220.02 Legislative intent. Page 13 (pdf)
    220.13 “Adjusted federal income” defined. Page 14 (pdf)
    220.186 Credit for Florida alternative minimum tax. Page 18 (pdf)
    220.1876 Page 18 (pdf)
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 31 (pdf)
    402.62 Page 19 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 39 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 35 (pdf)
    561.1212 Page 39 (pdf)
    624.51056 Page 40 (pdf)
    1004.615 Florida Institute for Child Welfare. Page 41 (pdf)

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  • HB 7063, Original Filed Version Posted 1/31/2020 at 6:09 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Ways and Means Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 122 (c1) 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 1326 Department of Children and Families Simpson Compare Last Action: 7/1/2020 Chapter No. 2020-152 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    939595 - Amendment
    Remove lines 276-1028 and insert:     		Ponder 2/10/2020
    4:58 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    2/11/2020     		PDF
    912159 - Amendment
    Between lines 1028 and 1029, insert:     		Mercado 2/10/2020
    5:40 PM     		Withdrawn
    2/11/2020     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.19 Department of Children and Families. Page 4 (pdf)
    39.3065 Sheriffs of certain counties to provide child protective investigative services; procedures; funding. Page 6 (pdf)
    211.0252 Page 11 (pdf)
    212.1833 Page 12 (pdf)
    220.02 Legislative intent. Page 13 (pdf)
    220.13 “Adjusted federal income” defined. Page 14 (pdf)
    220.186 Credit for Florida alternative minimum tax. Page 17 (pdf)
    220.1876 Page 17 (pdf)
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 30 (pdf)
    402.62 Page 19 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 38 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 34 (pdf)
    561.1212 Page 38 (pdf)
    624.51056 Page 39 (pdf)
    1004.615 Florida Institute for Child Welfare. Page 40 (pdf)

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