Senate Bill 96 (2021) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/SB 96: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Book ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brodeur

Child Welfare; Transferring existing provisions relating to the central abuse hotline of the Department of Children and Families; providing criminal, civil, and administrative immunity to child protective investigators who report known or suspected animal cruelty; requiring the department to make available specified training for caregivers of children in out-of-home care; requiring the department to develop an alternative plan for providing community-based child welfare services under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 7/6/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-170
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
Appropriations (AP)
Rules (RC)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
2/23/2021	Senate	• Filed
2/24/2021	Senate	• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 45
2/25/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/02/21, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/2/2021	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 45 • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 191
3/3/2021	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/5/2021	Senate	• Now in Appropriations
3/8/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/11/21, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
3/10/2021	Senate	• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 227
3/11/2021	Senate	• Favorable by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 247
3/12/2021	Senate	• Now in Rules
3/18/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/18/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
3/22/2021	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/25/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/25/2021	Senate	• CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 325
3/29/2021	Senate	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/01/21 -SJ 341
3/30/2021	Senate	• CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 326
4/1/2021	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 337 • Read 3rd time -SJ 337 • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 337, 338 • Immediately certified -SJ 341
4/1/2021	House	• In Messages
4/26/2021	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2021) • Amendment 836519 filed • Amendment 854919 filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/27/2021	House	• Amendment 620311 filed • Amendment 836519 withdrawn • Read 2nd time • Amendment 620311 adopted • Amendment 854919 adopted as amended • Placed on 3rd reading • Amendment 620311 replaced by engrossed amendment • Amendment 854919 replaced by engrossed amendment • Amendment 198175 engrossed amendment (replaces 854919, 620311) • Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/28/2021	House	• Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 • Message sent to senate
4/28/2021	Senate	• In returning messages • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (198175) -SJ 839 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 839 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 839
6/28/2021		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/29/2021		• Approved by Governor
7/6/2021		• Chapter No. 2021-170

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 1093 (c1)	Abuse, Abandonment, or Neglect Education	Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2021-170)
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)
H 1447 (c1)	Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse	Hunschofsky	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2021-170)
H 7039 (c1)	Child Welfare	Health and Human Services Committee	Compare	Last Action: 4/27/2021 H Laid on Table; 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 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)
S 1844 (c1)	Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse	Rouson	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2021-170)
S 1888	Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse	Book	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2021-170)

Bill Text

Version	Posted	Format
S 96 Filed	2/23/2021 9:00 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 96 c1	3/3/2021 4:11 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 96 c2	3/29/2021 2:17 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 96 e1	4/29/2021 11:30 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 96 er	5/2/2021 1:20 PM	Web Page \| PDF

Committee Amendments

S 96 Filed
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
871028 - Amendment Delete lines 1856 - 1859 and insert:	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Book)	3/1/2021 3:30 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/2/2021	Web Page PDF

S 96 c1
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
335142 - Amendment Delete lines 526 - 528 and insert:	Rules (Book)	3/17/2021 8:23 AM	Replaced by Substitute Amendment 3/25/2021	Web Page PDF
526162 - Substitute Amendment (335142) Delete lines 508 - 547 and insert:	Rules (Book)	3/24/2021 7:16 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/25/2021	Web Page PDF

Floor Amendments

S 96 c2
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
836519 - Amendment Remove lines 1239-1242 and insert:	Brown	4/26/2021 5:37 PM	House: Withdrawn 4/27/2021	PDF
854919 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Altman	4/26/2021 7:27 PM	House: Replaced by Engrossed Amendment 4/27/2021	PDF
620311 - Amendment to Amendment (854919) Between lines 1050 and 1051, insert:	Valdés	4/27/2021 8:17 AM	House: Replaced by Engrossed Amendment 4/27/2021	PDF
198175 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Altman	4/27/2021 6:05 PM	Senate: Concurred 4/28/2021	PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	S 96	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting)	3/1/2021 3:44 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 96	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting)	3/3/2021 2:34 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 96	Appropriations (Pre-Meeting)	3/10/2021 11:30 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 96	Appropriations (Post-Meeting)	3/11/2021 5:18 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 96	Rules (Pre-Meeting)	3/16/2021 3:43 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 96	Rules (Post-Meeting)	3/29/2021 2:11 PM	PDF
House Message Summary	S 96	Senate	4/28/2021 2:58 PM	PDF

Vote History - Committee

Version	Committee	Date	Result
S 96 Filed	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs	3/2/2021 4:00 PM	8 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 96 c1	Appropriations	3/11/2021 11:30 AM	18 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 96 c1	Rules	3/25/2021 9:00 AM	16 Yeas - 0 Nays

Vote History - Floor

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
S 96 c2	4/1/2021 10:18 AM	Senate	40 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 96 c2	4/28/2021 1:56 PM	House	116 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 96 c2	4/28/2021 5:08 PM	Senate	39 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (30)

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 13 (pdf)
39.2015	Critical incident rapid response team.	Page 22 (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)
39.208		Page 29 (pdf)
39.301	Initiation of protective investigations.	Page 32 (pdf)
39.302	Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect.	Page 37 (pdf)
39.3035	Child advocacy centers; standards; state funding.	Page 40 (pdf)
39.4015	Family finding.	Page 42 (pdf)
39.4085	Legislative findings and declaration of intent for goals for dependent children.	Page 44 (pdf)
39.4087	Department goals and requirements relating to caregivers; dispute resolution.	Page 49 (pdf)
39.4092		Page 51 (pdf)
39.5086	Kinship navigator programs.	Page 56 (pdf)
39.6225	Guardianship Assistance Program.	Page 57 (pdf)
119.071	General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records.	Page 91 (pdf)
394.9082	Behavioral health managing entities.	Page 58 (pdf)
394.90825		Page 59 (pdf)
394.9086		Page 63 (pdf)
409.1415	Parenting partnerships for children in out-of-home care.	Page 68 (pdf)
409.1453	Design and dissemination of training for foster care caregivers.	Page 75 (pdf)
409.175	Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption.	Page 75 (pdf)
409.1753	Foster care; duties.	Page 76 (pdf)
409.987	Lead agency procurement.	Page 76 (pdf)
409.988	Lead agency duties; general provisions.	Page 82 (pdf)
409.990	Funding for lead agencies.	Page 86 (pdf)
409.996	Duties of the Department of Children and Families.	Page 86 (pdf)
828.27	Local animal control or cruelty ordinances; penalty.	Page 90 (pdf)
934.03	Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited.	Page 101 (pdf)
1012.795	Education Practices Commission; authority to discipline.	Page 91 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

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