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CS/HB 7065: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Harrell

Child Welfare; Requires DCF to adopt rules & procedures for exempting household members with disabilities from being fingerprinted before child is placed in home; authorizes court to make certain determinations regarding placement of child with guardian; authorizes department to recover financial assistance provided to nonrelative caregivers under certain circumstances; terminates Relative Caregiver Program on specified date & transfers certain responsibilities to Guardianship Assistance Program; requires department to establish & operate Guardianship Assistance Program to provide guardianship assistance payments to certain guardians beginning on specified date & provides eligibility requirements.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2018-103), HB 5003 (Ch. 2018-10)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/30/2018 House • Filed
    1/31/2018 House • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 464
    • Introduced -HJ 464
    2/2/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/06/18, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall
    2/6/2018 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 535
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 535
    2/13/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/15/18, 8:30 am, Morris Hall
    2/15/2018 House • CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 607
    2/16/2018 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 606
    2/19/2018 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 614
    2/27/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/18
    3/2/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 782
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/5/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 847
    • CS passed; YEAS 109 NAYS 0 -HJ 847
    3/5/2018 Senate • In Messages
    3/6/2018 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 778
    • Received -SJ 778
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2018-103), HB 5003 (Ch. 2018-10)

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  • CS/HB 7065, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/16/2018 at 1:16 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1514 Child Welfare Garcia Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2018-103), HB 5003 (Ch. 2018-10)
    H 1079 (er) Child Welfare Burton Compare Last Action: 3/27/2018 Chapter No. 2018-103, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2018-10)
    H 5003 (er) Implementing the 2018-2019 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 3/20/2018 Chapter No. 2018-10, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2018-103), HB 5001 (Ch. 2018-9)
    S 590 (c2) Child Welfare Garcia Compare Last Action: 3/7/2018 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2018-103), CS/CS/HB 1435 (Ch. 2018-108), HB 5003 (Ch. 2018-10) -SJ 843

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/5/2018 10:43 AM House 109 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.01 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 6 (pdf)
    39.5085 Relative Caregiver Program. Page 10 (pdf)
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Page 7 (pdf)
    39.6012 Case plan tasks; services. Page 11 (pdf)
    39.6221 Permanent guardianship of a dependent child. Page 11 (pdf)
    39.6225 Page 12 (pdf)
    39.6251 Continuing care for young adults. Page 17 (pdf)
    394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 18 (pdf)
    409.145 Care of children; quality parenting; “reasonable and prudent parent” standard. Page 19 (pdf)
    409.166 Children within the child welfare system; adoption assistance program. Page 21 (pdf)
    409.1676 Comprehensive residential group care services to children who have extraordinary needs. Page 24 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 25 (pdf)
    960.065 Eligibility for awards. Page 40 (pdf)

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  • HB 7065, Original Filed Version Posted 1/30/2018 at 2:12 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2018 (pdf)
    Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1514 Child Welfare Garcia Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2018-103), HB 5003 (Ch. 2018-10)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    876739 - Amendment
    Remove line 375 and insert:
    Harrell 2/14/2018
    8:12 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/15/2018
    PDF
    024487 - Amendment
    Remove line 583 and insert:
    Harrell 2/14/2018
    8:13 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/15/2018
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.01 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 6 (pdf)
    39.5085 Relative Caregiver Program. Page 10 (pdf)
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Page 7 (pdf)
    39.6012 Case plan tasks; services. Page 11 (pdf)
    39.6221 Permanent guardianship of a dependent child. Page 11 (pdf)
    39.6225 Page 12 (pdf)
    39.6251 Continuing care for young adults. Page 17 (pdf)
    394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 18 (pdf)
    409.145 Care of children; quality parenting; “reasonable and prudent parent” standard. Page 19 (pdf)
    409.166 Children within the child welfare system; adoption assistance program. Page 21 (pdf)
    409.1676 Comprehensive residential group care services to children who have extraordinary needs. Page 24 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 25 (pdf)
    960.065 Eligibility for awards. Page 40 (pdf)

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