Promise 2: Current Legislation

 Promise 2 – Child Protection
SB 0012 Relating to Relief of Angela Sozzani by the Department of Children and Family Services Flores
Relief of Angela Sozzani by the Department of Children and Family Services; Providing for the relief of Angela Sozzani; requiring that the Department of Children and Family Services request up to a certain amount in its annual legislative budget request each fiscal year to compensate Angela Sozzani for injuries and damages she sustained as a result of the negligence of employees of the department; authorizing the department to request additional funds under extraordinary circumstances; providing for the reversion of funds; providing that Angela Sozzani’s attorneys have represented her pro bono and that fees and costs have not been awarded, etc. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: Indeterminate EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law
7/26/201 SENATE Filed
9/8/2011 SENATE Referred to Special Master on Claim Bills
SB 0018 Relating to Relief of L.T., a Minor, by the Department of Children and Family Services Ring
Relief of L.T., a Minor, by the Department of Children and Family Services; Providing for the relief of L.T., a minor; providing an appropriation to compensate L.T., a minor, by and through Vicki McSwain, the Permanent Custodian for L.T., for injuries and damages sustained as a result of the negligence of employees of the Department of Children and Family Services; providing a limitation of the payment of fees and costs, etc. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000 EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law
7/26/201 SENATE Filed
9/8/2011 SENATE Referred to Special Master on Claim Bills
HB 0037 Relating to Knowingly and Willfully Giving False Information to a Law Enforcement Officer Diaz
Knowingly and Willfully Giving False Information to a Law Enforcement Officer: Provides that it is third-degree felony for person to knowingly & willfully give false information to law enforcement officer conducting missing person investigation involving child 16 years of age or younger with intent to mislead officer or impede investigation if child suffers great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or death. Effective Date: October 1, 2012
1/26/2012 HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
1/27/2012 HOUSE Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2/10/2012 HOUSE On Committee agenda – Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/14/12, 8:30 am, 404 H
HB 0049 Relating to Offenses Related to a Child’s Disappearance Hager
Offenses Related to a Child’s Disappearance: Designates act “Caylee’s Law”; requires parent, legal guardian, or caretaker of minor child under certain age to notify law enforcement agency in timely manner of child’s disappearance in certain circumstances; provides duty for parent, caretaker, or guardian of minor child to report death of minor child to medical examiner; prohibits certain acts relating to investigation of such death; prohibits parent, legal guardian, or caretaker of minor child from providing intentionally false or misleading information to authorities during investigation of missing child if information misdirects or prolonged investigation; provides for restitution of expenses of investigation & prosecution. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
9/15/2011 HOUSE Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
9/15/2011 HOUSE Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
12/8/2011 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR: Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 12/14/11, 10:15 AM, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
SB 0084 Relating to Offenses by Caregivers of Minor Children Fasano
Offenses by Caregivers of Minor Children; Cites this act as “Caylee’s Law;” penalizing a caregiver who willfully or by culpable negligence fails to make contact with a child under a specified age in his or her care for a certain period and to immediately report the child as missing to a law enforcement agency after that period expires without contact in certain circumstances; requiring the caregiver of a minor child to report the child’s death to a law enforcement agency within a specified period in certain circumstances; requiring the caregiver of a minor child to report the location of a child’s corpse to a law enforcement agency within a specified period in certain circumstances, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
8/29/201 SENATE Filed
9/8/2011 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Budget
SB 0086 Relating to Offenses by Caregivers of Minor Children Sobel
Offenses by Caregivers of Minor Children; Cites this act as “Caylee’s Law;” penalizing a caregiver who willfully or by culpable negligence fails to make contact with a child under a specified age in his or her care for a certain period and to immediately report the child as missing to a law enforcement agency after that period expires without contact in certain circumstances; requiring the caregiver of a minor child to report the child’s death to a law enforcement agency within a specified period in certain circumstances; requiring the caregiver of a minor child to report the location of a child’s corpse to a law enforcement agency within a specified period in certain circumstances, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
8/29/201 SENATE Filed
9/8/2011 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Budget
SB 0128 Relating to Minors Altman
Minors; Requiring a parent, legal guardian, or caretaker of a minor to make reasonable efforts to notify a law enforcement agency of the disappearance of the minor within a specified period of time after the discovery that the minor has disappeared; providing criminal penalties for failing to make reasonable efforts to notify a law enforcement agency of the disappearance of the minor, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2012
8/29/201 SENATE Filed
9/8/2011 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Budget
SB 0130 Relating to Minors Altman
Minors; Requiring a parent, legal guardian, or caretaker of a minor to make reasonable efforts to notify a law enforcement agency of the death of the minor within a specified period of time after the discovery of the death of the minor; providing criminal penalties for failing to make reasonable efforts to notify a law enforcement agency of the death of the minor, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2012
8/29/201 SENATE Filed
9/8/2011 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Budget
SB 0146 Relating to Offenses by Caregivers of Minor Children Flores
Offenses by Caregivers of Minor Children; Cites this act as “Caylee’s Law;” penalizing the failure of a caregiver, willfully or by culpable negligence, to make contact with a child under a specified age in his or her care for a certain period and to immediately report the child as missing to a law enforcement agency after that period expires without contact in certain circumstances; requiring the caregiver of a minor child to report the child’s death to a law enforcement agency within a specified period in certain circumstances; requiring the caregiver of a minor child to report the location of a child’s corpse to a law enforcement agency within a specified period in certain circumstances, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
8/29/201 SENATE Filed
9/8/2011 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Budget
SB 0158 Relating to Grandparent Visitation Fasano
Grandparent Visitation; Providing additional grounds for awarding a grandparent visitation with a grandchild, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
8/29/201 SENATE Filed
9/8/2011 SENATE Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Budget
HB 0209 Relating to Relief/Angela Sozzani/DCFS Logan
Relief/Angela Sozzani/DCFS; Provides for relief of Angela Sozzani; directs DCFS to include in its annual legislative budget requests appropriation to compensate Angela Sozzani, a disabled person, for injuries & damages sustained as result of negligence of employees of DCFS; provides for use of funds; specifies funds to be included in initial appropriation; requires DCFS to seek appropriations in excess of limit established in act under certain circumstances; provides that no payment of attorney fees, lobbying fees, costs, or other similar expenses relating to claim shall be awarded. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: Indeterminate EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law
9/26/2011 HOUSE Filed
10/17/2011 HOUSE Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
10/17/2011 HOUSE Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
HB 0215 Relating to Video Voyeurism Young
Video Voyeurism: Revises definition of term “place & time when person has reasonable expectation of privacy” to include interior of residential dwelling; increases classification of specified video voyeurism offenses. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
1/23/2012 HOUSE On Committee agenda – Judiciary Committee, 01/25/12, 2:00 pm, 404 H
1/25/2012 HOUSE Favorable by Judiciary Committee; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
1/25/2012 HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
HB 0237 Relating to Employment of Children by the Entertainment Industry Thompson
Employment of Children by the Entertainment Industry: Provides requirements for employment of children in entertainment industry; provides responsibilities of employers & parents or legal guardians of such children; requires preauthorization certificate for each child; provides duties of Division of Regulation within DBPR; provides limitations on working hours of child performers; provides certification requirements & duties of teachers & trainers of child performers; requires trust account for certain children employed in entertainment industry; provides safety requirements for child performers; provides criteria for wage claims; provides requirements for resolving such claims; provides grounds under which division may refuse to issue or renew preauthorization certificate & procedures for challenging such determination. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
9/29/2011 HOUSE Filed
10/17/2011 HOUSE Referred to Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee
10/17/2011 HOUSE Now in Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
HB 0259 Relating to Offenses by Caregivers of Minor Children Rouson
Offenses by Caregivers of Minor Children: Penalizes failure of caregiver, by culpable negligence, to make contact with child under specified age in his or her care for certain period & to immediately report child as missing to law enforcement after that period expires without contact in certain circumstances; provides enhanced criminal penalties in certain circumstances; requires caregiver of minor child to report child’s death to law enforcement agency within specified period in certain circumstances; requires caregiver of minor child to report location of child’s corpse to law enforcement agency within specified period in certain circumstances; provides that reporting time period do not run in certain circumstances; prohibits knowingly making false reports. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
10/17/2011 HOUSE Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
10/17/2011 HOUSE Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
12/8/2011 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR: Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 12/14/11, 10:15 AM, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
SB 0308 Relating to Employment of Children by the Entertainment Industry Joyner
Employment of Children by the Entertainment Industry; Providing requirements for the employment of children in the entertainment industry; providing responsibilities of employers and parents or legal guardians of such children; requiring a preauthorization certificate for each child; providing duties of the Division of Regulation within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; providing limitations on the working hours of child performers; providing certification requirements and duties of teachers of child performers; requiring a trust account for certain children employed in the entertainment industry; providing safety requirements for child performers; providing criteria for wage claims; providing grounds under which the Division of Regulation may refuse to issue or renew a preauthorization certificate and procedures for challenging such a determination, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
9/20/2011 SENATE Filed
10/4/2011 SENATE Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Education Pre-K – 12; Budget
SB 0370 Relating to Supervised Visitation and Exchange Monitoring Wise
Supervised Visitation and Exchange Monitoring; Adopting state standards for supervised visitation programs; requiring the standards to be published on the website of the Clearinghouse on Supervised Visitation; requiring supervised visitation programs to conduct security background checks of employees and volunteers; requiring that all applicants hired or certified by a program after a specified date undergo a level 2 background screening; authorizing a supervised visitation program to participate in the Volunteer and Employee Criminal History System in order to obtain criminal history information, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2012
1/31/2012 SENATE Now in Judiciary
2/6/2012 SENATE On Committee agenda – Judiciary, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 110 S
2/9/2012 SENATE Favorable with CS by Judiciary; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays
HB 0417 Relating to Independent Living Glorioso
Independent Living: Requires court to retain jurisdiction over child until age 21 if child elects to receive Foundations First Program services; requires assurance in child’s case plan that efforts were made to avoid change in child’s school; requires DCFS or community-based provider to provide reimbursement for costs of transportation provided for child in care; requires changes in child’s school to be minimally disruptive; specifies criteria to be considered by department & community-based provider during transition of child to another school; requires children in care to attend school; provides penalties for caregivers who refuse or fail to ensure that child attends school regularly; specifies requirements for individual education transition plan meetings for children with disabilities; requires that child be provided with information relating to Road-to-Independence Program. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
10/19/2011 HOUSE Filed
10/28/2011 HOUSE Referred to Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee; Rulemaking & Regulation Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
10/28/2011 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee
SB 0434 Relating to Independent Living Rich
Independent Living; Requiring the court to retain jurisdiction over a child until the child is 21 years of age if the child elects to receive Foundations First Program services; providing the department shall be the guardian of the person of a child placed in the department’s custody by the court; requiring assurance in a child’s case plan that efforts were made to avoid a change in the child’s school; requiring the Department of Children and Family Services or the community-based provider to provide reimbursement for the costs of transportation provided for a child in care; providing penalties for caregivers who refuse or fail to ensure that the child attends school regularly; requiring that a child be provided with information relating to the Road-to-Independence Program; providing for adoption assistance to be paid for a young adult until the age of 21 if the young adult meets specified conditions, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
1/10/2012 SENATE Read Second Time; Amendments adopted (465118, 965684, 878336, 641580, 191652, 565926, 651436, 743638); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 40 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately Certified
1/10/2012 SENATE Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
1/11/2012 SENATE In Messages
SB 0436 Relating to Video Voyeurism Storms
Video Voyeurism; Revising the definition of the term “place and time when a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy” to include the interior of a residential dwelling; increasing the classification of specified video voyeurism offenses, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
2/7/2012 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/08/12
2/8/2012 SENATE Retained on Calendar
2/9/2012 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/13/12
HB 0437 Relating to Protection of Minors Eisnaugle
Protection of Minors: Designates act “Protect Our Children Act of 2012″; requires person convicted of second or subsequent violation of specified video voyeurism provisions to register as sexual predator; provides that if more than one child is involved in violation of provisions prohibiting sexual performance by child, each child involved in violation creates separate offense; requires person convicted of video voyeurism violations to register as sexual offender; revises definition of term “sexual offender” to include persons convicted of specified video voyeurism provisions; increases classification of specified video voyeurism offenses involving minors. Effective Date: October 1, 2012
1/30/2012 HOUSE On Committee agenda – Judiciary Committee, 2/1/12, 8:30 am, 404 H
2/1/2012 HOUSE Favorable by Judiciary Committee; 15 Yeas, 1 Nay
2/1/2012 HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
HB 0557 Relating to Supervised Visitation and Exchange Monitoring Adkins
Supervised Visitation and Exchange Monitoring: Adopts state standards for supervised visitation programs; provides for modification; requires standards to be published; requires each program to annually affirm compliance; provides that after specified date only those programs that adhere to state standards may receive state funding; provides factors for court or child-placing agency to consider when referring cases for supervised visitation or exchange monitoring; specifies training requirements for persons providing services; authorizes programs to alert court to problems with cases; requires programs to conduct background checks of employees & volunteers; provides that certain persons providing services at supervised visitation program are presumed to act in good faith & are immune from civil or criminal liability. Effective Date: October 1, 2012
11/3/2011 HOUSE Filed
11/15/2011 HOUSE Referred to Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee
11/15/2011 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee
HB 0677 Relating to Child Protective Services Porth
Child Protective Services: Requires case plan for child receiving services from DCFS to include additional information relating to school attendance; requires case plan for middle or high school students to include information regarding programs & services that prepare student for transition to independent living & procedures for child to access & manage personal allowance; requires certain adult caregivers to serve as education advocates for child in middle school or high school; provides timeframe for appointing surrogate parent for child who has disability; requires community-based provider to document selection of an education advocate or surrogate parent in child’s case plan. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
11/16/2011 HOUSE Filed
11/29/2011 HOUSE Referred to Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee; K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health & Human Services Committee
11/29/2011 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee
SB 0790 Relating to Criminal History Background Screening for Recipients of and Applicants for Welfare Benefits Fasano
Criminal History Background Screening for Recipients of and Applicants for Welfare Benefits; Requiring an applicant for or recipient of certain specified government welfare benefits to submit to the Department of Children and Family Services the name of each adult, if any, living in the home of the applicant or recipient or who has regular care or custody of a child of the applicant or recipient; requiring each recipient, applicant, or other named person to undergo level 2 background screening; requiring each recipient, applicant, or other named person who has a criminal history for any type of violent behavior to enroll and complete a state-approved parenting and anger management course before any welfare benefit is paid to the applicant or recipient; requiring the recipient or applicant to sign an affidavit containing certain specified information; providing criminal and civil penalties, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
11/2/2011 SENATE Filed
11/16/2011 SENATE Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Budget
HB 0803 Relating to Child Protection Diaz
Child Protection: Revises definitions; revises provisions relating to criminal history records check on persons considered for child placement; provides procedures for certain hotline calls that do not meet criteria for report of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect, but indicate need for assistance; revises requirements for child protective investigations; revises provisions relating to required services; revises requirement for DCFS’s training & quality assurance programs; revises provisions relating to child protective injunction; requires home study report if child has been removed from home & will be remaining with parent; provides additional requirements for case plans; provides that Children & Youth Cabinet shall meet at least 4 times but no more than 6 times each year. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
2/2/2012 HOUSE Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
2/6/2012 HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
2/7/2012 HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
HB 0851 Relating to Natural Guardians Schwartz
Natural Guardians: Revises terminology relating to natural guardians. Effective Date: October 1, 2012
2/6/2012 HOUSE On Committee agenda – Judiciary Committee, 02/08/12, 8:30 am, 404 H
2/8/2012 HOUSE Favorable by Judiciary Committee; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays
2/8/2012 HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
SB 0964 Relating to Protection of Minors Benacquisto
Protection of Minors; Citing this act as the “Protect Our Children Act”; requiring a person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of a specified video voyeurism provision to register as a sexual offender if the victim of the violation was a minor; providing that if more than one child is involved in a violation of provisions prohibiting sexual performance by a child, a separate offense may be charged for each child; requiring a person convicted of a video voyeurism violation to register as a sexual offender if the victim of the violation was a minor; revising the definition of the term “place and time when a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy” to include the interior of a residential dwelling; increasing the classification of specified video voyeurism offenses involving minors; ranking a violation of s. 810.145(8)(b), F.S., above its default value for purposes of the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code, etc. Effective Date: October 1, 2012
2/6/2012 SENATE On Committee agenda – Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 401 S
2/9/2012 SENATE Favorable with CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays
2/10/2012 SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
SB 0990 Relating to Natural Guardians Joyner
Natural Guardians; Revising provisions relating to the authority of natural guardians to act on behalf of their children, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
1/31/2012 SENATE Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays
2/1/2012 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/9/2012 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/13/12
SB 1126 Relating to Child Protective Services Sobel
Child Protective Services; Requiring a case plan for a child receiving services from the Department of Children and Family Services to include additional documentation relating to a child’s school attendance and parent or caregiver efforts to permit the child to remain in the school attended at the time of placement in care; requiring certain adult caregivers to serve as education advocates for a child in middle school or high school; providing a timeframe for appointing a surrogate parent for a child who has a disability; requiring the community-based provider to document the selection of an education advocate or surrogate parent in the child’s case plan, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
12/1/2011 SENATE Filed
1/10/2012 SENATE Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Education Pre-K – 12; Budget
HB 1163 Relating to Adoption Adkins
Adoption: Creates & revises numerous provisions relating to adoption; revises provisions relating to scientific testing to determine paternity or maternity of minor; requires unmarried biological father to strictly comply with specified provisions in order to protect his interests; revises language concerning applicability of notice & consent provisions in cases in which child is conceived as result of violation of criminal law; revises language of consent to adoption & adoption disclosure statement; authorizes birth parent to petition court to appoint intermediary or licensed child-placing agency to contact adult adoptee & advise both that birth parent wishes contact; restricts who may place paid telephone directory advertisement offering certain adoption services & requires certain statements at beginning of any classified heading for adoption & adoption services; prohibits offense of adoption deception by person who is birth mother or woman who holds herself out to be birth mother. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
1/27/2012 HOUSE On Committee agenda – Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 8:00 am, 404 H
1/31/2012 HOUSE Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays
1/31/2012 HOUSE Now in Appropriations Committee
HB 1229 Relating to Reorganization of the Department of Children and Family Services Drake
Reorganization of the Department of Children and Family Services: Changes name of Department of Children & Family Services to Department of Children & Families; authorizes department to restructure its organizational units to establish circuits, aligned geographically with judicial circuits, & regions, which include multiple circuits in geographical proximity to each other; deletes provisions relating to service districts, prototype region, procurement of health services, & mission & purpose of department; revises provisions relating to structure of & services provided by department; revises provisions aligning boundaries of service areas for Department of Health to those of service districts of department to conform to changes made by this act; deletes authority of Governor to appoint executive director of State Office on Homelessness; provides for future legislation to conform Florida Statutes to changes made by act. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
2/1/2012 HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
2/2/2012 HOUSE Reference to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee removed; Remaining reference: Health & Human Services Committee
2/2/2012 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Committee
HB 1405 Relating to Provision of Psychotropic Medication to Children in Out-of-home Placements Young
Provision of Psychotropic Medication to Children in Out-of-home Placements: Requires that children placed in out-of-home care receive comprehensive behavioral health assessment; specifies eligibility; prescribing duties for DCFS; requires that guardian ad litem be appointed by court to represent child in custody of department who is prescribed psychotropic medication; requires that court authorize administration of psychotropic medication to child who is in shelter care or in foster care & for whom informed consent from parents or legal guardian has not been obtained; specifies circumstances under which department may provide psychotropic medication to child before court authorization is obtained; requires that department inform court of child’s medical & behavioral status at each judicial hearing. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
1/9/2012 HOUSE Filed
1/12/2012 HOUSE Referred to Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
1/12/2012 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee
SB 1808 Relating to Provision of Psychotropic Medication to Children in Out-of-home Placements Storms
Provision of Psychotropic Medication to Children in Out-of-home Placements; Requiring that children placed in out-of-home care receive a comprehensive behavioral health assessment; specifying eligibility; prescribing duties for the Department of Children and Family Services; requiring that a guardian ad litem be appointed by the court to represent a child in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services who is prescribed a psychotropic medication; requiring that a court authorize the administration of psychotropic medication to a child who is in shelter care or in foster care and for whom informed consent from the parents or a legal guardian has not been obtained; specifying circumstances under which the department may provide psychotropic medication to a child before court authorization is obtained; requiring that the department inform the court of a child’s medical and behavioral status at each judicial hearing, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
2/6/2012 SENATE On Committee agenda – Health Regulation, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 412 K
2/9/2012 SENATE Favorable by Health Regulation; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays
2/10/2012 SENATE Now in Budget
SB 2044 Relating to Child Protection Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Child Protection; Revising the definitions of the term “abandoned” or “abandonment,” “institutional child abuse or neglect,” and “abandons the child within the context of harm”; revising provisions relating to criminal history records check on persons being considered for placement of a child; requiring that a protective investigation must include an interview with the child’s parent or legal guardian; requiring a home study report if a child has been removed from the home and will be remaining with a parent, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
1/26/2012 SENATE Now in Judiciary
2/6/2012 SENATE On Committee agenda – Judiciary, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 110 S
2/9/2012 SENATE Favorable with CS by Judiciary; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays
SB 2048 Relating to Department of Children and Family Services Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Department of Children and Family Services; Changing the name of the department to the “Department of Children and Families”; requiring that the department be geographically organized into circuits and regions; revising provisions relating to the establishment of the department; revising the services provided by the department and abolishing the program offices; deleting provisions providing an exemption from competitive bids for certain health services; amending provisions relating to the service areas of the Department of Health; amending provisions relating to the State Office on Homelessness within the Department of Children and Families, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
2/8/2012 SENATE Now in Budget
2/10/2012 SENATE Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
2/10/2012 SENATE Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
HB 5303 Relating to Department of Children and Family Services Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
Department of Children and Family Services; Revises age limit requirements for young adults eligible for independent living services. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
2/6/2012 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/08/12
2/8/2012 HOUSE Read Second Time
2/9/2012 HOUSE Read Second Time; Passed (Vote: 78 Yeas / 39 Nays); Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to conference