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
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) -
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 PMAdopted without Objection
3/11/2025PDF 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)