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Introduced
03/22/2019
03/22/2019
In Committee
04/25/2019
04/25/2019
Crossed Over
04/25/2019
04/25/2019
Passed
05/01/2019
05/01/2019
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/26/2019
06/26/2019
Introduced Session
2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Requiring the central abuse hotline to accept certain reports or calls for investigation for children who do not live in this state; requiring certain judicial orders to specify that the Department of Children and Families has placement and care responsibility for certain children; authorizing psychiatric nurses to prescribe psychotropic medications to certain children; requiring a young adult in extended foster care to provide certain documentation or execute a consent for release of certain records; revising the determinations a court must make to return a child to the custody of his or her parents; revising membership of the Children and Youth Cabinet; revising eligibility for Medicaid coverage for children eligible for the Guardianship Assistance Program, etc.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to Florida's child welfare laws. It requires the central abuse hotline to accept reports for children not living in Florida if they are currently being evaluated in a Florida medical facility. It authorizes psychiatric nurses to prescribe psychotropic medications to certain children in the state's custody. It also revises the determinations a court must make to return a child to their parents' custody, the membership of the Children and Youth Cabinet, and eligibility for Medicaid coverage for children in the Guardianship Assistance Program. Additionally, the bill creates a direct-support organization to assist the Children and Youth Cabinet and allows financial awards to young adults receiving certain services to be disregarded when determining eligibility for other federal or federally supported assistance.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (3)
Other Sponsors (2)
Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee (H), Health and Human Services Committee (H)
Last Action
Chapter No. 2019-142, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2502 (Ch. 2019-116) (on 06/26/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/7099 |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/7099/BillText/er/PDF |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/7099/BillText/e1/PDF |
| Senate Floor Amendment #256242 | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/7099/Amendment/256242/HTML |
| Senate Floor Amendment #765116 | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/7099/Amendment/765116/HTML |
| Senate Floor Amendment #796068 | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/7099/Amendment/796068/HTML |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/7099/BillText/c1/PDF |
| House Committee Amendment #059975 | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/7099/Amendment/059975/PDF |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/7099/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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