CS/HB 7039: Child Welfare
GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Altman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brown ; Salzman
Child Welfare; Revises provisions relating to child welfare, including central abuse hotline, reporting requirements, multiagency teams & investigations, protective investigations involving sexual abuse, access to records & confidentiality, institutional investigation requirements, child advocacy centers, training, living arrangements for young adults, foster home capacity, & alternative plan for contracting with lead agencies; authorizes creation of multidisciplinary legal representation program model for specified purposes; establishes process for handling conflicts of interest by managing entities & lead agencies; requires DCF to publish information on its website & submit report to Governor & Legislature.
Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/27/2021 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2021-170)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 4/27/2021 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2021-170)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 3/18/2021 House • Filed
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/22/2021 House • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
3/25/2021 House • Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
3/29/2021 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
4/18/2021 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
4/19/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
4/21/2021 House • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/22/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/27/2021 House • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2021-170)
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CS/HB 7039, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/21/2021 at 4:49 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 7/6/2021 (pdf)
Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1417 Department of Children and Families Fischer Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2021-170) 
S 92 (c1) Department of Children and Families Bean Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2021-170)
S 96 (er) Child Welfare Book Compare Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-170
S 900 (e1) Child Welfare Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2021-170)
Citations - Statutes (25)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.101 Page 8 (pdf) 39.201 Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline. Page 14 (pdf) 39.2015 Critical incident rapid response team. Page 24 (pdf) 39.202 Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect. Page 27 (pdf) 39.205 Penalties relating to reporting of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 29 (pdf) 39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 32 (pdf), Page 86 (pdf) 39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 38 (pdf) 39.3035 Child advocacy centers; standards; state funding. Page 41 (pdf) 39.4087 Department goals and requirements relating to caregivers; dispute resolution. Page 43 (pdf) 39.4092 Page 45 (pdf) 39.6225 Guardianship Assistance Program. Page 51 (pdf) 39.6251 Continuing care for young adults. Page 52 (pdf) 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 86 (pdf) 394.9082 Behavioral health managing entities. Page 54 (pdf) 394.90825 Page 55 (pdf) 409.1415 Parenting partnerships for children in out-of-home care. Page 60 (pdf) 409.1453 Design and dissemination of training for foster care caregivers. Page 67 (pdf) 409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 68 (pdf) 409.1753 Foster care; duties. Page 69 (pdf) 409.987 Lead agency procurement. Page 70 (pdf) 409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 75 (pdf) 409.990 Funding for lead agencies. Page 81 (pdf) 409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 81 (pdf) 934.03 Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited. Page 97 (pdf) 1012.795 Education Practices Commission; authority to discipline. Page 85 (pdf) -
HB 7039, Original Filed Version Posted 3/18/2021 at 10:49 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2021 (pdf)
Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/21/2021 (pdf)
Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1417 Department of Children and Families Fischer Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2021-170)
S 92 Department of Children and Families Bean Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2021-170)
S 96 (c2) Child Welfare Book Compare Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-170
S 900 Child Welfare Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2021-170)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 919347 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Altman 4/18/2021
7:51 PMAdopted without Objection
4/19/2021PDF Citations - Statutes (25)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.101 Page 7 (pdf) 39.201 Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline. Page 13 (pdf) 39.2015 Critical incident rapid response team. Page 23 (pdf) 39.202 Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect. Page 25 (pdf) 39.205 Penalties relating to reporting of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 27 (pdf) 39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 74 (pdf) 39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 29 (pdf) 39.3035 Child advocacy centers; standards; state funding. Page 32 (pdf) 39.4087 Department goals and requirements relating to caregivers; dispute resolution. Page 35 (pdf) 39.4092 Page 37 (pdf) 39.6225 Guardianship Assistance Program. Page 40 (pdf) 39.6251 Continuing care for young adults. Page 41 (pdf) 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 74 (pdf) 394.9082 Behavioral health managing entities. Page 43 (pdf) 394.90825 Page 44 (pdf) 409.1415 Parenting partnerships for children in out-of-home care. Page 49 (pdf) 409.1453 Design and dissemination of training for foster care caregivers. Page 56 (pdf) 409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 56 (pdf) 409.1753 Foster care; duties. Page 58 (pdf) 409.987 Lead agency procurement. Page 58 (pdf) 409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 64 (pdf) 409.990 Funding for lead agencies. Page 69 (pdf) 409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 69 (pdf) 934.03 Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited. Page 85 (pdf) 1012.795 Education Practices Commission; authority to discipline. Page 73 (pdf)