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HB 7061: Sheriffs Providing Child Protective Investigative Services

GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Committee ; Koster ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Basabe ; Mooney

Sheriffs Providing Child Protective Investigative Services; Removes provisions of law relating to sheriffs of certain counties providing child protective investigative services; requires sheriffs to transfer its CPI service functions to DCF; specifies which entity becomes custodian of files & documents; provides requirements for all grants & grant-related assets; authorizes DCF to extend private leases; authorizes DCF & sheriffs to enter into specified agreement; authorizes employees to transfer their employment to DCF; requires DCF to establish positions for such employees; provides benefits to employees who transfer their employment to DCF; requiring that the defense and indemnification of certain claims be in accordance with certain agreements, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2024
Last Action: 5/12/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-77
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    4/12/2023 House • Filed
    4/13/2023 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee
    • Now in Appropriations Committee
    • Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    4/17/2023 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee
    • Reported out of Appropriations Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/20/2023 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
    4/25/2023 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
    • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    4/26/2023 House • Read 3rd time
    • Passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 0
    4/26/2023 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Fiscal Policy
    • Received
    5/2/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 693
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for SB 7056 -SJ 693
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 693
    • Amendment(s) adopted (459628) -SJ 693
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 694
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 694
    5/2/2023 House • In Messages
    5/3/2023 House • Added to Senate Message List
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
    • Amendment 459628 Concur
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
    5/9/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    5/11/2023 • Approved by Governor
    5/12/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-77

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  • HB 7061, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/4/2023 at 1:15 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 5/16/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 7056 Child Protective Investigative Services Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7061 (Ch. 2023-77) -SJ 693

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.013 Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.0141 Missing children; report required. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.3065 Sheriffs of certain counties to provide child protective investigative services; procedures; funding. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.3068 Reports of medical neglect. Page 10 (pdf)
    39.307 Reports of child-on-child sexual abuse. Page 10 (pdf)
    39.308 Guidelines for onsite child protective investigation. Page 13 (pdf)
    39.4015 Family finding. Page 13 (pdf)
    39.523 Placement in out-of-home care. Page 15 (pdf)
    39.524 Safe-harbor placement. Page 16 (pdf)
    402.40 Child welfare training and certification. Page 17 (pdf)
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 19 (pdf)
    409.1754 Commercial sexual exploitation of children; screening and assessment; training; multidisciplinary staffings; service plans. Page 20 (pdf)
    937.021 Missing child and missing adult reports. Page 23 (pdf)
    1004.615 Florida Institute for Child Welfare. Page 24 (pdf)

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  • HB 7061, Engrossed 1 Posted 5/4/2023 at 11:14 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 7056 Child Protective Investigative Services Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7061 (Ch. 2023-77) -SJ 693

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.013 Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.0141 Missing children; report required. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.3065 Sheriffs of certain counties to provide child protective investigative services; procedures; funding. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.3068 Reports of medical neglect. Page 10 (pdf)
    39.307 Reports of child-on-child sexual abuse. Page 10 (pdf)
    39.308 Guidelines for onsite child protective investigation. Page 13 (pdf)
    39.4015 Family finding. Page 13 (pdf)
    39.523 Placement in out-of-home care. Page 15 (pdf)
    39.524 Safe-harbor placement. Page 16 (pdf)
    402.40 Child welfare training and certification. Page 17 (pdf)
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 19 (pdf)
    409.1754 Commercial sexual exploitation of children; screening and assessment; training; multidisciplinary staffings; service plans. Page 20 (pdf)
    937.021 Missing child and missing adult reports. Page 23 (pdf)
    1004.615 Florida Institute for Child Welfare. Page 24 (pdf)

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  • HB 7061, Original Filed Version Posted 4/12/2023 at 5:22 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 7056 Child Protective Investigative Services Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7061 (Ch. 2023-77) -SJ 693

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    459628 - Amendment
    Delete lines 685 - 688 and insert:
    Harrell 5/1/2023
    11:23 AM
    House: Concur
    5/3/2023
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/26/2023 1:48 PM House 105 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/2/2023 4:59 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/3/2023 6:39 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.013 Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.0141 Missing children; report required. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.3065 Sheriffs of certain counties to provide child protective investigative services; procedures; funding. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.3068 Reports of medical neglect. Page 10 (pdf)
    39.307 Reports of child-on-child sexual abuse. Page 10 (pdf)
    39.308 Guidelines for onsite child protective investigation. Page 13 (pdf)
    39.4015 Family finding. Page 13 (pdf)
    39.523 Placement in out-of-home care. Page 15 (pdf)
    39.524 Safe-harbor placement. Page 16 (pdf)
    402.40 Child welfare training and certification. Page 17 (pdf)
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 19 (pdf)
    409.1754 Commercial sexual exploitation of children; screening and assessment; training; multidisciplinary staffings; service plans. Page 20 (pdf)
    937.021 Missing child and missing adult reports. Page 23 (pdf)
    1004.615 Florida Institute for Child Welfare. Page 24 (pdf)

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