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CS/HB 1127: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Committee ; Weinberger ; Partington ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell

Child Welfare; Requires DCF to provide specified data to Legislature as part of certain annual report; requires DCF to maintain copies of certain assessments or tools; authorizes DCF to waive specified requirement & issue provisional certificate if there is emergency need for new domestic violence center; authorizes DCF to grant certain exemptions to standards & requirements; requires DCF to develop child protective investigator & case manager recruitment program; provides program requirements & DCF duties; removes requirement that entity post specified fidelity bond in order to serve as lead agency; provides immunity from liability for subcontractors of lead agencies for certain acts or omissions; requires DCF to develop 4-year pilot program for treatment foster care; provides requirements for pilot program; specifies that incentives provided to state employees for participating in research or evaluation with Florida Institute for Child Welfare do not violate certain laws or require certain reporting; requires DCF to convene case management workforce workgroup; provides membership, duties, & responsibilities of workgroup; requires DCF to contract for detailed study of bed capacity for residential treatment services for child victims of commercial sexual exploitation.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/24/2025 House - Added to Second Reading Calendar
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
    4/21/2025 House • PCS added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
    4/22/2025 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 1)
    4/24/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar

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  • CS/HB 1127, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/22/2025 at 2:44 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 415 Community-based Care Lead Agency and Subcontractor Liability Chamberlin Compare Last Action: 3/25/2025 H Added as workshop bill to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda Track This Bill
    H 1301 Child Welfare Yarkosky Compare Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Human Services Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 6045 Lead Agency Procurement Partington Compare Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Human Services Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 618 Community-based Care Lead Agency and Subcontractor Liability McClain Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill
    S 1626 (c3) Child Welfare Grall Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H In Messages Track This Bill
    S 7012 (c1) Child Welfare Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Compare Last Action: 3/19/2025 H In Messages Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.524 Safe-harbor placement. Page 4 (pdf)
    39.905 Domestic violence centers. Page 5 (pdf)
    402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 6 (pdf)
    402.30501 Modification of introductory child care course for community college credit authorized. Page 21 (pdf)
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 11 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 12 (pdf)
    409.987 Lead agency procurement; boards; conflicts of interest. Page 15 (pdf)
    409.993 Lead agencies and subcontractor liability. Page 16 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 18 (pdf)
    1002.57 Prekindergarten director credential. Page 22 (pdf)
    1002.59 Emergent literacy and performance standards training courses. Page 22 (pdf)
    1004.615 Florida Institute for Child Welfare. Page 21 (pdf)

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  • HB 1127, Original Filed 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)
    Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/22/2025 (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 Track This Bill

    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)

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