Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1322
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/20/2023           .                                
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       The Committee on Rules (Grall) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 185 - 203
    4  and insert:
    5         6. Whether a petition for termination of parental rights
    6  has been filed pursuant to s. 39.806(1)(f), (g), or (h); and
    7         7. What is best for the child; and
    8         8. The right of the parent to determine an appropriate
    9  placement for the child.
   10         (g)1. If after consideration of all relevant factors,
   11  including those set forth in paragraph (f), the court determines
   12  that the home study is adequate and provides the information
   13  necessary to make a determination that the prospective adoptive
   14  parents are properly qualified to adopt the child and that the
   15  change of placement is in the best interests of the child, the
   16  court must order the change of placement to the prospective
   17  adoptive placement selected by the parent or adoption entity,
   18  under the supervision of the adoption entity.
   19         2. The order must allow for a reasonable period of time to
   20  transition placement in accordance with a transition plan
   21  developed by the department in consultation with the current
   22  caregivers, the prospective adoptive parent, and the guardian ad
   23  litem, if one is appointed.
   24         3. The transition plan must be developed to minimize the
   25  trauma of removal from his or her current placement and take the
   26  needs of each child into account, including each child's age,
   27  relationships, bonds, and preferences.
   28         4. The adoption entity must thereafter provide