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SB 1626: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Grall

Child Welfare; Authorizing the Office of Statewide Prosecution in the Department of Legal Affairs to investigate and prosecute specified violations; revising the definition of the term “child who is found to be dependent”; defining the term “legal custodian”; authorizing a law enforcement officer or an authorized agent of the department to take a child into custody who is the subject of a specified court order; requiring a local government to exclude certain residential child-caring agencies from proximity limitations, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2025
 Last Action: 2/27/2025 Senate - Filed
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/27/2025 Senate • Filed

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  • SB 1626, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2025 at 5:21 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1301 Child Welfare Yarkosky Identical Last Action: 2/27/2025 H Filed Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (20)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    16.56 Office of Statewide Prosecution. Page 4 (pdf)
    39.01 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf)
    39.206 Administrative fines for false report of abuse, abandonment, or neglect of a child; civil damages. Page 7 (pdf)
    39.3011 Page 9 (pdf)
    39.401 Taking a child alleged to be dependent into custody; law enforcement officers and authorized agents of the department. Page 9 (pdf)
    39.5075 Citizenship or residency status for immigrant children who are dependents. Page 10 (pdf)
    39.5077 Page 11 (pdf)
    39.905 Domestic violence centers. Page 14 (pdf)
    125.901 Children’s services; independent special district; council; powers, duties, and functions; public records exemption. Page 14 (pdf)
    402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 18 (pdf)
    402.30501 Modification of introductory child care course for community college credit authorized. Page 30 (pdf)
    409.145 Care of children; “reasonable and prudent parent” standard. Page 22 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 23 (pdf)
    419.001 Site selection of community residential homes. Page 26 (pdf)
    553.73 Florida Building Code. Page 28 (pdf)
    633.208 Minimum firesafety standards. Page 29 (pdf)
    937.0201 Definitions. Page 29 (pdf)
    937.021 Missing child and missing adult reports. Page 30 (pdf)
    1002.57 Prekindergarten director credential. Page 31 (pdf)
    1002.59 Emergent literacy and performance standards training courses. Page 31 (pdf)

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