HB 1127: Child Welfare
GENERAL BILL by Weinberger ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell
Child Welfare; Requires DCF to provide specified assessment data to Legislature as part of certain annual report; requires DCF to maintain certain data in specified format; requires DCF to develop child protective investigator & case manager recruitment program; specifies requirements for program; specifies duties of DCF under program, to be completed in collaboration with lead agencies; subject to appropriation, requiring DCF to develop 4-year pilot program for treatment foster care; limits participation in pilot program to certain children; requires DCF to identify two judicial circuits for implementation of pilot program; requires DCF to arrange for independent evaluation of pilot program; requires DCF to establish certain minimum standards for pilot program; requires DCF to submit specified final report to Governor & Legislature; requires DCF to convene case management workforce workgroup; provides for membership & duties of work group; provides for meetings of workgroup; provides for operation of workgroup until specified date; requires workgroup to submit report to Governor & Legislature; provides requirements for such report; requires DCF to contract for detailed study of bed capacity for residential treatment services for child victims of commercial sexual exploitation; requires that study be completed by specified date; provides requirements for study.
Last Action: 3/19/2025 House - Now in Health & Human Services Committee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/26/2025 House • Filed
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2025 House • Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Human Services Subcommittee
3/7/2025 House • Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
3/11/2025 House • Favorable by Human Services Subcommittee
• Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee
• Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee
3/17/2025 House • Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda
3/19/2025 House • Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee
• Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
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HB 1127, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2025 at 9:31 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Human Services Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)
Health Care Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 7012 (c1) Child Welfare Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Similar Last Action: 3/19/2025 H In Messages 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.524 Safe-harbor placement. Page 3 (pdf) 402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 4 (pdf) 409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 6 (pdf)