| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Family Builders Program; repealing |
| 3 | ss. 39.311-39.318, F.S., relating to the Family Builders |
| 4 | Program, to terminate the program; amending ss. 39.0121 |
| 5 | and 39.301, F.S.; deleting references to conform; |
| 6 | providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Sections 39.311, 39.312, 39.313, 39.314, |
| 11 | 39.315, 39.316, 39.317, and 39.318, Florida Statutes, are |
| 12 | repealed. |
| 13 | Section 2. Subsection (10) of section 39.0121, Florida |
| 14 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 15 | 39.0121 Specific rulemaking authority.-Pursuant to the |
| 16 | requirements of s. 120.536, the department is specifically |
| 17 | authorized to adopt, amend, and repeal administrative rules |
| 18 | which implement or interpret law or policy, or describe the |
| 19 | procedure and practice requirements necessary to implement this |
| 20 | chapter, including, but not limited to, the following: |
| 21 | (10) The Family Builders Program, the Intensive Crisis |
| 22 | Counseling Program, and any other early intervention programs |
| 23 | and kinship care assistance programs. |
| 24 | Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (15) of section |
| 25 | 39.301, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 26 | 39.301 Initiation of protective investigations.- |
| 27 | (15)(a) If the department or its agent determines that a |
| 28 | child requires immediate or long-term protection through: |
| 29 | 1. Medical or other health care; or |
| 30 | 2. Homemaker care, day care, protective supervision, or |
| 31 | other services to stabilize the home environment, including |
| 32 | intensive family preservation services through the Family |
| 33 | Builders Program or the Intensive Crisis Counseling Program, or |
| 34 | both, |
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| 36 | such services shall first be offered for voluntary acceptance |
| 37 | unless there are high-risk factors that may impact the ability |
| 38 | of the parents or legal custodians to exercise judgment. Such |
| 39 | factors may include the parents' or legal custodians' young age |
| 40 | or history of substance abuse or domestic violence. |
| 41 | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |