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Introduced
11/12/2025
11/12/2025
In Committee
02/16/2026
02/16/2026
Crossed Over
02/25/2026
02/25/2026
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to dependent children; amending s. 39.4085, F.S.; requiring the Department of Children and Families and each community-based care lead agency to coordinate with certain organizations and meet quarterly for a specified purpose; authorizing such meeting to be in person or via teleconference or other electronic means; requiring such meetings to have a formal agenda; requiring the department and each community-based care lead agency to make certain information available on their respective websites; requiring, beginning in a specified year, the department and each community-based care lead agency to publish on their respective websites a biannual report containing specified information; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill requires the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and each community-based care lead agency, which are organizations contracted to manage child welfare services at a local level, to actively collaborate with groups that represent children who have experienced the child welfare system. These collaborations will involve quarterly meetings, which can be held in person or virtually, to discuss challenges and opportunities within the system, and these meetings must have a formal agenda. Both the DCF and the lead agencies will be required to post the agendas and minutes from these meetings on their websites. Furthermore, starting in 2027, the DCF and each lead agency must publish biannual reports on their websites detailing how they have incorporated the suggestions received from these organizations, with the bill taking effect on July 1, 2026.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (14)
Alex Rizo (R)*,
Marie Woodson (D)*,
Jose Alvarez (D),
Robin Bartleman (D),
Fabián Basabe (R),
Kim Berfield (R),
Fentrice Driskell (D),
Anna Eskamani (D),
Gallop Franklin (D),
Ashley Gantt (D),
Christine Hunschofsky (D),
Mitch Rosenwald (D),
Paula Stark (R),
Allison Tant (D),
Other Sponsors (1)
Human Services Subcommittee (House)
Last Action
In Messages (on 02/25/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/395 |
| Analysis - Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/395/Analyses/h0395b.HHS.PDF |
| Analysis - Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/395/Analyses/h0395a.HHS.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/395/BillText/c1/PDF |
| Analysis - Human Services Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/395/Analyses/h0395.HSS.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/395/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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