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CS/SB 2048: Department of Children and Family Services

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Department of Children and Family Services; Changing the name of the department to the “Department of Children and Families”; requiring that the department be geographically organized into circuits and regions; revising provisions relating to the establishment of the department; revising the services provided by the department and abolishing the program offices; deleting provisions providing an exemption from competitive bids for certain health services; amending provisions relating to the service areas of the Department of Health; amending provisions relating to the State Office on Homelessness within the Department of Children and Families, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1229 (Ch. 2012-84), HB 5003 (Ch. 2012-119) -SJ 1671
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/20/2012 Senate SPB 7048 submitted as a committee bill (SB 2048) by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
• Filed
1/23/2012 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget -SJ 266
• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/25/12, 3:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
1/24/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 266
1/25/2012 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 279
1/26/2012 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 279
2/2/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/07/12, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
2/7/2012 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 348
2/8/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Budget -SJ 348
• CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 355
2/10/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 501
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
3/7/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; Budget -SJ 956
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 956
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/12
3/9/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1671
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1229 -SJ 1671
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1229 (Ch. 2012-84), HB 5003 (Ch. 2012-119) -SJ 1671