Florida Senate - 2022 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for HB 615
Ì504356/Î504356
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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Floor: 1/AD/2R . Floor: CA
03/04/2022 10:43 AM . 03/10/2022 06:41 PM
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Senator Garcia moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Present paragraphs (b) through (e) of subsection
6 (4) of section 16.617, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
7 paragraphs (c) through (f), respectively, and a new paragraph
8 (b) is added to that subsection, to read:
9 16.617 Statewide Council on Human Trafficking; creation;
10 membership; duties.—
11 (4) DUTIES.—The council shall:
12 (b) Assess the frequency and extent to which social media
13 platforms are used to assist, facilitate, or support human
14 trafficking within this state, establish a process to detect
15 such use on a consistent basis, and make recommendations on how
16 to stop, reduce, or prevent social media platforms from being
17 used for such purposes. To the extent that these objectives can
18 be achieved under existing laws, the council must implement a
19 system to do so without undue delay.
20 Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
21 16.618, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (f) is added
22 to that subsection, to read:
23 16.618 Direct-support organization.—
24 (4)
25 (b) Recognizing that this state hosts large-scale events,
26 including sporting events, concerts, and cultural events, which
27 generate significant tourism to this state, produce significant
28 economic revenue, and often are conduits for human trafficking,
29 the institute must develop training that is available ready for
30 statewide dissemination by not later than October 1, 2019.
31 1. Training must focus on detecting human trafficking, best
32 practices for reporting human trafficking, and the interventions
33 and treatment for survivors of human trafficking.
34 2. In developing the training, the institute shall consult
35 with law enforcement agencies, survivors of human trafficking,
36 industry representatives, tourism representatives, and other
37 interested parties. The institute also must conduct research to
38 determine the reduction in recidivism attributable to the
39 education of the harms of human trafficking for first-time
40 offenders.
41 (f) The direct-support organization shall develop training
42 for firesafety inspectors in the recognition and reporting of
43 human trafficking. Such training is eligible for continuing
44 education credit under s. 633.216(4).
45 Section 3. Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (14) of
46 section 409.175, Florida Statutes, to read:
47 409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential
48 child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public
49 records exemption.—
50 (14)
51 (e)1. In addition to any other preservice training required
52 by law, foster parents, as a condition of licensure, and agency
53 staff must successfully complete preservice training related to
54 human trafficking which must be uniform statewide and must
55 include, but need not be limited to:
56 a. Basic information on human trafficking, such as an
57 understanding of relevant terminology, and the differences
58 between sex trafficking and labor trafficking;
59 b. Factors and knowledge on identifying children at risk of
60 human trafficking; and
61 c. Steps that should be taken to prevent at-risk youths
62 from becoming victims of human trafficking.
63 2. Foster parents, before licensure renewal, and agency
64 staff, during each full year of employment, must complete
65 inservice training related to human trafficking to satisfy the
66 training requirement under subparagraph (5)(b)7.
67 Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
68 made by this act to section 409.175, Florida Statutes, in a
69 reference thereto, paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section
70 63.092, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
71 63.092 Report to the court of intended placement by an
72 adoption entity; at-risk placement; preliminary study.—
73 (3) PRELIMINARY HOME STUDY.—Before placing the minor in the
74 intended adoptive home, a preliminary home study must be
75 performed by a licensed child-placing agency, a child-caring
76 agency registered under s. 409.176, a licensed professional, or
77 an agency described in s. 61.20(2), unless the adoptee is an
78 adult or the petitioner is a stepparent or a relative. If the
79 adoptee is an adult or the petitioner is a stepparent or a
80 relative, a preliminary home study may be required by the court
81 for good cause shown. The department is required to perform the
82 preliminary home study only if there is no licensed child
83 placing agency, child-caring agency registered under s. 409.176,
84 licensed professional, or agency described in s. 61.20(2), in
85 the county where the prospective adoptive parents reside. The
86 preliminary home study must be made to determine the suitability
87 of the intended adoptive parents and may be completed before
88 identification of a prospective adoptive minor. If the
89 identified prospective adoptive minor is in the custody of the
90 department, a preliminary home study must be completed within 30
91 days after it is initiated. A favorable preliminary home study
92 is valid for 1 year after the date of its completion. Upon its
93 completion, a signed copy of the home study must be provided to
94 the intended adoptive parents who were the subject of the home
95 study. A minor may not be placed in an intended adoptive home
96 before a favorable preliminary home study is completed unless
97 the adoptive home is also a licensed foster home under s.
98 409.175. The preliminary home study must include, at a minimum:
99 (e) Documentation of counseling and education of the
100 intended adoptive parents on adoptive parenting, as determined
101 by the entity conducting the preliminary home study. The
102 training specified in s. 409.175(14) shall only be required for
103 persons who adopt children from the department.
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105 If the preliminary home study is favorable, a minor may be
106 placed in the home pending entry of the judgment of adoption. A
107 minor may not be placed in the home if the preliminary home
108 study is unfavorable. If the preliminary home study is
109 unfavorable, the adoption entity may, within 20 days after
110 receipt of a copy of the written recommendation, petition the
111 court to determine the suitability of the intended adoptive
112 home. A determination as to suitability under this subsection
113 does not act as a presumption of suitability at the final
114 hearing. In determining the suitability of the intended adoptive
115 home, the court must consider the totality of the circumstances
116 in the home. A minor may not be placed in a home in which there
117 resides any person determined by the court to be a sexual
118 predator as defined in s. 775.21 or to have been convicted of an
119 offense listed in s. 63.089(4)(b)2.
120 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
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123 And the title is amended as follows:
124 Delete everything before the enacting clause
125 and insert:
126 A bill to be entitled
127 An act relating to human trafficking; amending s.
128 16.617, F.S.; providing the Statewide Council on Human
129 Trafficking with an additional duty; amending s.
130 16.618, F.S.; deleting an obsolete provision;
131 requiring the direct-support organization of the
132 Statewide Council on Human Trafficking to develop
133 certain training for firesafety inspectors; providing
134 that such training is eligible for continuing
135 education credits; amending s. 409.175, F.S.;
136 requiring foster parents and agency staff to complete
137 preservice and inservice training related to human
138 trafficking; reenacting s. 63.092(3)(e), F.S.,
139 relating to reports to the court of intended placement
140 by an adoption entity, to incorporate the amendment
141 made to s. 409.175, F.S., in a reference thereto;
142 providing an effective date.