SB 60: Child Welfare
GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Osgood
Child Welfare; Citing this act as the “Child Safety and Custody Compliance Act”; specifying that every Child Protection Team investigator employed by the Department of Children and Families is required to perform all specified duties; requiring the department to verify, and seek up-to-date and accurate records of, the parenting plan or court-ordered custody arrangement, if one exists, as part of every investigation involving parents or guardians who reside in separate households; prohibiting anonymous reports from being afforded the same presumption of good faith as reports made by a person who identifies himself or herself; specifying that schools are responsible for and are required to enforce and adhere to any parenting plan or court order that specifies custody arrangements, etc.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/21/2024 | Senate |
• Filed |
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| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 39.01 | Definitions. | Page 6 (pdf) |
| 39.0111 | Page 8 (pdf) | |
| 39.01391 | Page 9 (pdf) | |
| 39.101 | Central abuse hotline. | Page 52 (pdf) |
| 39.201 | Required reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect, sexual abuse of a child, and juvenile sexual abuse; required reports of death; reports involving a child who has exhibited inappropriate sexual behavior. | Page 10 (pdf) |
| 39.205 | Penalties relating to reporting of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 39.206 | Administrative fines for false report of abuse, abandonment, or neglect of a child; civil damages. | Page 12 (pdf) |
| 39.301 | Initiation of protective investigations. | Page 13 (pdf) |
| 61.046 | Definitions. | Page 14 (pdf) |
| 61.125 | Parenting coordination. | Page 42 (pdf) |
| 61.13 | Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. | Page 42 (pdf) |
| 61.402 | Qualifications of guardians ad litem. | Page 46 (pdf) |
| 61.44 | Page 15 (pdf) | |
| 61.45 | Court-ordered parenting plan; risk of violation; bond. | Page 30 (pdf) |
| 61.5085 | Page 15 (pdf) | |
| 95.11 | Limitations other than for the recovery of real property. | Page 47 (pdf) |
| 390.01114 | Parental Notice of and Consent for Abortion Act. | Page 47 (pdf) |
| 393.067 | Facility licensure. | Page 47 (pdf) |
| 402.56 | Children’s cabinet; organization; responsibilities; annual report. | Page 17 (pdf) |
| 402.57 | Direct-support organizations. | Page 19 (pdf) |
| 683.23 | Florida Missing Children’s Day. | Page 19 (pdf) |
| 683.231 | Citizen support organization for Florida Missing Children’s Day. | Page 20 (pdf) |
| 741.28 | Domestic violence; definitions. | Page 20 (pdf) |
| 741.29 | Domestic violence; investigation of incidents; notice to victims of legal rights and remedies; reporting. | Page 20 (pdf) |
| 787.01 | Kidnapping; kidnapping of child under age 13, aggravating circumstances. | Page 21 (pdf) |
| 787.03 | Interference with custody. | Page 21 (pdf) |
| 827.03 | Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child; penalties. | Page 28 (pdf) |
| 921.0022 | Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. | Page 31 (pdf) |
| 1001.42 | Powers and duties of district school board. | Page 49 (pdf) |
| 1003.042 | Page 28 (pdf) |
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