Bill > H7065

Introduced Session

An act relating to child welfare; creating s. 39.0143, F.S.; requiring the Department of Children and Families and Department of Juvenile Justice to identify and meet the needs of dually-involved children within a specified timeframe; requiring a quarterly report with specified information to the Legislature; amending s. 39.205, F.S.; removing the requirement of a specified report; amending s. 39.4022, F.S.; requiring a representative from the Department of Juvenile Justice to be invited to a multidisciplinary team staffing under certain circumstances; amending s. 39.6035, F.S.; revising information that must be included in a transition plan; requiring the child to sign a specified document; requiring the Department of Children and Families or a community-based care lead agency to review and, if necessary, update a young adult's transition plan after his or her 18th birthday under certain circumstances; making technical changes; amending s. 383.011, F.S.; requiring prenatal and infant health care delivery programs to include certain father engagement activities; amending s. 409.1451, F.S.; increasing the monthly stipend for postsecondary education services and supports; hb7065-02-er ENROLLED HB 7065, Engrossed 1 2022 Legislature requiring the Department of Children and Families, or an agency under contract with the department, to conduct a specified assessment and provide certain information and referrals to certain young adults; requiring such assessment be included in the young adult's transition plan; requiring the department, or an agency under contract with the department, to work with young adults to create, review, and update certain plans; requiring a financial plan be included in the young adult's transition plan; requiring a transition plan to include certain information; amending s. 409.1452, F.S.; requiring the Department of Children and Families to collaborate with specified entities for a certain purpose; requiring liaisons and coaching services to provide specified assistance for certain students at certain school district programs, Florida College System institutions, or state universities; providing requirements for such liaisons; requiring a liaison's contact information to be used in certain ways; requiring certain school district programs, Florida College System institutions, and state universities to maintain certain documentation; requiring certain entities to report certain information annually to the Department of Children and Families; conforming provisions to hb7065-02-er ENROLLED HB 7065, Engrossed 1 2022 Legislature changes made by the act; removing obsolete language; creating s. 409.1464, F.S.; requiring the Department of Children and Families to contract for the development and implementation of the Responsible Fatherhood Initiative; providing initiative requirements; providing requirements for the entity contracting with the Department of Children and Families to implement the initiative; requiring certain collaboration to implement the initiative; creating 409.1465, F.S.; providing legislative intent; requiring the Department of Children and Families to award specified grants to not-for-profit community- based organizations to address the needs of fathers; requiring the department to prioritize grant applicants in a specified manner; specifying the time period for which a grant may be awarded; requiring grant recipients to submit certain reports; authorizing the Department of Children and Families to adopt rules; creating s. 409.1467, F.S.; requiring the Department of Children and Families to provide grants to community-based not-for-profit organizations to offer certain mentorship programs; providing grant requirements; providing grant eligibility requirements; providing requirements for grant recipients; requiring the department to prioritize hb7065-02-er ENROLLED HB 7065, Engrossed 1 2022 Legislature grant applicants in a specified manner; providing the amounts and duration of the grants; requiring grant recipients to submit specified reports to the department; requiring the department to contract for the provision of technical assistance and certain training; requiring grant recipients to complete such training within a specified time; amending s. 409.147, F.S.; requiring children's initiatives to update strategic community plans to include certain information; requiring the Ounce of Prevention to provide technical assistance to the children's initiative corporations; providing requirements for children's initiatives to receive state funding; amending s. 409.2557, F.S.; requiring the Department of Revenue to establish a webpage that contains certain information; amending s. 409.2564, F.S.; requiring Department of Revenue to provide certain written notification to delinquent obligors; requiring the written notification to include certain information; creating s. 409.25996, F.S.; requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity to award grants to organizations that assist noncustodial parents in meeting their child support obligations; amending s. 409.988, F.S.; requiring lead agencies to address certain needs of fathers served by the lead agency; hb7065-02-er ENROLLED HB 7065, Engrossed 1 2022 Legislature requiring lead agencies to conduct an assessment, create an action plan, employ certain specialists, and prioritize certain individuals for specified purposes; requiring the Department of Children and Families to annually review lead agencies; amending ss. 409.996 and 409.997, F.S.; revising when specified reports must be submitted to the Governor and Legislature; creating s. 683.334, F.S.; designating the month of June as "Responsible Fatherhood Month"; providing an effective date.

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Thad Altman (R)*,  Bryan Ávila (R),  Webster Barnaby (R),  Melony Bell (R),  James Buchanan (R),  Cord Byrd (R),  Joe Casello (D),  Linda Chaney (R),  Elizabeth Fetterhoff (R),  Randy Fine (R),  Tommy Gregory (R),  Joseph Harding (R),  Dianne Hart-Lowman (D),  Fred Hawkins (R),  Christine Hunschofsky (D),  Ralph Massullo (R),  Fiona McFarland (R),  Daisy Morales (D),  Scott Plakon (R),  Alex Rizo (R),  Rick Roth (R),  Tyler Sirois (R),  Josie Tomkow (R),  Dana Trabulsy (R),  Keith Truenow (R),  Susan L. Valdés (R), 

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Chapter No. 2022-67 (on 04/11/2022)

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