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FL S1120

FL S1120
Child Welfare

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Introduced
12/01/2021
In Committee
01/05/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/14/2022

Introduced Session

2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Authorizing the Department of Children and Families, under certain circumstances, to place children in its custody in therapeutic group homes for residential mental health treatment without prior court approval; providing that the department, rather than the Agency for Health Care Administration, shall appoint qualified evaluators to conduct suitability assessments of certain children in the department's custody; revising requirements for suitability assessments, etc.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to place children in its custody in therapeutic group homes for residential mental health treatment without prior court approval, and requires DCF to appoint qualified evaluators to conduct suitability assessments of these children. The bill also revises requirements for these suitability assessments, including defining key terms like "residential treatment" and "suitable for residential treatment." Additionally, the bill makes changes related to the placement of "difficult to place" (formerly "special needs") children, including revising definitions and providing discounts for adoptive families of these children.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Other Sponsors (2)

Appropriations (Senate), Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Senate)

Last Action

Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 893 (on 03/02/2022)
(1 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1120
BillText https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1120/BillText/c2/HTML
Bill https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1120/BillText/c2/PDF
Analysis - Appropriations (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1120/Analyses/2022s01120.ap.PDF
Analysis - Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1120/Analyses/2022s01120.pre.ap.PDF
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1120/Analyses/2022s01120.ahs.PDF
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1120/Analyses/2022s01120.pre.ahs.PDF
BillText https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1120/BillText/c1/HTML
Bill https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1120/BillText/c1/PDF
Analysis - Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1120/Analyses/2022s01120.cf.PDF
Senate Committee Amendment #689834 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1120/Amendment/689834/HTML
Senate Committee Amendment #398718 https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1120/Amendment/398718/HTML
Analysis - Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1120/Analyses/2022s01120.pre.cf.PDF
BillText https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1120/BillText/Filed/HTML
Bill https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1120/BillText/Filed/PDF
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