FloridaChild Welfare
What it does
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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 30Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7012 (Ch. 2025-186)Latest
- Apr 24Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Apr 24Bill referred to House Calendar
- Apr 221st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Vote recorded Favorable (Health & Human Services Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 22CS FiledMinor
- Apr 22Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Apr 22Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
- Apr 22Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Apr 21PCS added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
- Mar 19Now in Health & Human Services Committee
- Vote recorded Favorable (Health Care Budget Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 19Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee
- Mar 19Favorable by Health Care Budget SubcommitteeMinor
- Mar 17Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda
- Mar 11Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee
- Vote recorded Favorable (Human Services Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 11Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee
- Mar 11Favorable by Human Services SubcommitteeMinor
- Mar 7Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
- Mar 5Now in Human Services Subcommittee
- Mar 5Referred to Health & Human Services CommitteeMinor
- Mar 5Referred to Health Care Budget SubcommitteeMinor
- Mar 5Referred to Human Services SubcommitteeMinor
- Mar 41st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- Feb 26FiledIntroduced