CS/CS/HB 893: Child Welfare Placements
GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Melo; Williams; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Arrington; Bartleman; Benjamin; Daley; Davis; Hunschofsky; Joseph; McCurdy; Mooney; Morales; Nixon; Rayner; Robinson, F.; Silvers; Skidmore; Tant; Thompson; Woodson
Child Welfare Placements; Authorizes DCF to place children in its custody in therapeutic group homes for residential mental health treatment without prior court approval; defines "therapeutic group home"; provides that DCF, rather than AHCA, shall appoint qualified evaluators to conduct suitability assessments of certain children in department's custody; specifies qualifications for evaluators conducting suitability assessments for placement in therapeutic group home; revises requirements for suitability assessments; specifies when DCF must provide copy of assessment to guardian ad litem & court; removes department's & agency's rulemaking authority; revises definition of term "special needs child".
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/9/2021 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/3/2022 | House |
• Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee |
| 1/11/2022 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/21/2022 | House |
• Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/25/2022 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee |
| 1/26/2022 | House |
• Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed |
| 1/27/2022 | House |
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 1/28/2022 | House |
• Original reference removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee |
| 2/21/2022 | House |
• PCS added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda |
| 2/23/2022 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| 2/24/2022 | House |
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2022) |
| 3/1/2022 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar |
| 3/2/2022 | House |
• Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 |
| 3/2/2022 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 535 • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 515 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1120 -SJ 515 • Received -SJ 535 • Read 2nd time -SJ 515 • Read 3rd time -SJ 515 • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 515 |
| 3/2/2022 | House |
• In Messages • Ordered enrolled |
| 4/5/2022 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
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| 4/6/2022 |
• Approved by Governor |
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| 4/8/2022 |
• Chapter No. 2022-55 |
