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CS/HB 531: Child Care Facility and Program Background Screening Requirements

GENERAL BILL by Human Services Subcommittee ; Hunschofsky

Child Care Facility and Program Background Screening Requirements; Defines "recreational enrichment program"; provides such programs are not required to obtain license from DCF; revises remedies that DCF may pursue for failure to comply with screening requirements; requires DCF, in conjunction with AHCA & FDLE, to develop & maintain statewide background screening public awareness campaign.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/12/2025 House - Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/11/2025 House • Filed
    2/19/2025 House • Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
    • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Human Services Subcommittee
    3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/7/2025 House • Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
    3/11/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    3/12/2025 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    • Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
    • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee

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  • CS/HB 531, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/11/2025 at 4:45 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 614 Child Care Facility and Program Background Screening Requirements Polsky Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.1676 Comprehensive residential group care services to children who have extraordinary needs. Page 9 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 2 (pdf)
    409.1751 Page 9 (pdf)

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  • HB 531, Original Filed Version Posted 2/11/2025 at 3:03 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Human Services Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 614 Child Care Facility and Program Background Screening Requirements Polsky Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    334545 - Amendment
    Remove lines 58-219 and insert:
    Hunschofsky 3/10/2025
    5:24 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/11/2025
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 2 (pdf)
    409.1751 Page 9 (pdf)

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