Bill > H1083

Introduced Session

An act relating to permanency for children; amending s. 39.01, F.S.; defining the term "visitor"; amending s. 39.0138, F.S.; renaming the "State Automated Child Welfare Information System" as the "Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System"; requiring the Department of Children and Families to conduct a criminal history records check of certain visitors to a home in which a child is placed; defining the term "emergency placement"; requiring the department to conduct a name-based check of criminal history records of certain persons in specified circumstances; requiring certain persons to submit their fingerprints to the department or other specified entities; requiring the department or such entities to submit such fingerprints to the Department of Law Enforcement for state processing within a specified timeframe; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to forward such fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation within a specified timeframe; requiring a child to be immediately removed from a home if certain persons fail to provide their fingerprints and are not exempt from a criminal history records check; creating s. 39.5035, F.S.; providing procedures and requirements relating to deceased parents of aCS/2024 Legislature dependent child; amending s. 39.522, F.S.; authorizing certain persons to remove a child from a court-ordered placement under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Children and Families to file a specified motion, and the court to set a hearing, within specified timeframes under certain circumstances; requiring a certain determination by the court to support immediate removal of a child; authorizing the court to base its determination on certain evidence; requiring the court to enter certain orders and conduct certain hearings under certain circumstances; amending s. 39.6221, F.S.; revising a requisite condition for placing a child in a permanent guardianship; amending s. 39.6225, F.S.; revising eligibility for payments under the Guardianship Assistance Program; amending s. 39.801, F.S.; providing that service of process is not necessary under certain circumstances; amending s. 39.812, F.S.; authorizing the court to review the Department of Children and Families' denial of an application to adopt a child; requiring the department to file written notification of its denial with the court and provide copies to certain persons within a specified timeframe; authorizing a denied applicant to file a motion to review such denial within a specifiedCS/2024 Legislature timeframe; requiring the court to hold a hearing within a specified timeframe; providing standing to certain persons; authorizing certain persons to participate in the hearing under certain circumstances; requiring the court to enter an order within a specified timeframe; providing an exception to authorize the department to remove a child from his or her foster home or custodian; amending s. 63.062, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 63.093, F.S.; requiring an adoptive home study to be updated every 12 months after the date on which the first study was approved; requiring the department to adopt certain rules; amending s. 63.097, F.S.; requiring the court to issue a specified order under certain circumstances; prohibiting certain fees; requiring an adoption entity, beginning on a specified date, to quarterly report certain information to the department; requiring certain information to be itemized by certain categories; providing that confidentiality provisions do not apply to certain information; requiring an adoption entity to redact certain confidential identifying information; requiring the department to quarterly report certain information on its website; requiring the department to adopt rules; amending s. 63.132,CS/2024 Legislature F.S.; requiring certain orders to contain a written determination of reasonableness; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 63.212, F.S.; providing applicability; requiring a specified statement to be included in certain advertisements; amending s. 409.1451, F.S.; revising the age requirements for receiving postsecondary education services and support; amending s. 409.166, F.S.; revising the age requirements for receiving adoption assistance; amending s. 409.1664, F.S.; providing definitions; providing certain adoption benefits to health care practitioners and tax collector employees; specifying methods for such persons to apply for such benefits; increasing the amount of monetary adoption benefits certain persons are eligible to receive; amending s. 409.167, F.S.; providing requirements for the statewide adoption exchange and its photo listing component and description of children placed on such exchange; authorizing only certain persons to access the statewide adoption exchange; authorizing certain children to make certain requests and requiring them to be consulted on certain decisions; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date.CS/2024 Legislature

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Shane Abbott (R)*,  Dana Trabulsy (R)*,  Fabián Basabe (R),  Jennifer Canady (R),  Linda Chaney (R),  Johanna López (D),  Jim Mooney (R), 

Other Sponsors (3)

Chapter No. 2024-177; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 958 (Ch. 2024-90) (on 05/13/2024)

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