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CS/SB 7012: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Child Welfare; Requiring the Department of Children and Families to maintain copies of certain assessments and tools used to assess children for certain placement; removing authority for the department to grant exemptions from working with children or the developmentally disabled; subject to an appropriation, requiring the department to develop a child protective investigator and case manager recruitment program for a specified purpose; subject to an appropriation and beginning on a specified date, requiring the department to develop a 4-year pilot program for treatment foster care; specifying that incentives provided to state employees for participating in research or evaluation with the Florida Institute for Child Welfare do not violate certain laws or require certain reporting, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2025
 Last Action: 5/2/2025 Senate - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/27/2025 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/04/25, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    3/4/2025 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
    3/5/2025 Senate • Filed
    3/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Fiscal Policy
    3/10/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/13/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    • Introduced
    3/13/2025 Senate • CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
    • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/14/2025 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    3/17/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/19/25
    3/18/2025 Senate • CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
    3/19/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 236
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 236
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 236
    • Immediately certified -SJ 242
    3/19/2025 House • In Messages
    4/29/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    4/30/2025 House • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 646549 adopted
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
    4/30/2025 Senate • In returning messages
    5/1/2025 Senate • Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (451310) -SJ 1088
    • Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (646549) -SJ 1092
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1092
    5/1/2025 House • In Messages
    5/2/2025 House • Senate Message List
    • Amendment 451310 Concur
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 98, NAYS 0
    5/2/2025 Senate • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

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  • CS/SB 7012, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/5/2025 at 10:17 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1127 (c1) Child Welfare Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 7012 Track This Bill
    H 415 Community-based Care Lead Agency and Subcontractor Liability Chamberlin Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    H 1301 Child Welfare Yarkosky Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    H 6045 Lead Agency Procurement Partington Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    S 618 Community-based Care Lead Agency and Subcontractor Liability McClain Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    S 1626 (c3) Child Welfare Grall Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.524 Safe-harbor placement. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.905 Domestic violence centers. Page 4 (pdf)
    402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 5 (pdf)
    402.30501 Modification of introductory child care course for community college credit authorized. Page 18 (pdf)
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 9 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 11 (pdf)
    409.987 Lead agency procurement; boards; conflicts of interest. Page 13 (pdf)
    409.993 Lead agencies and subcontractor liability. Page 14 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 16 (pdf)
    1002.57 Prekindergarten director credential. Page 19 (pdf)
    1002.59 Emergent literacy and performance standards training courses. Page 19 (pdf)
    1004.615 Florida Institute for Child Welfare. Page 18 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 7012, Engrossed 1 Posted 5/5/2025 at 10:07 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1127 (c1) Child Welfare Health & Human Services Committee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 7012 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.524 Safe-harbor placement. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.905 Domestic violence centers.
    402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities.
    402.30501 Modification of introductory child care course for community college credit authorized.
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 4 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption.
    409.987 Lead agency procurement; boards; conflicts of interest.
    409.993 Lead agencies and subcontractor liability.
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 5 (pdf)
    1002.57 Prekindergarten director credential.
    1002.59 Emergent literacy and performance standards training courses.
    1004.615 Florida Institute for Child Welfare.

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  • CS/SB 7012, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/13/2025 at 12:21 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   House Message Summary (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1127 (c1) Child Welfare Health & Human Services Committee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 7012 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    374723 - Amendment
    Remove lines 93-294 and insert:     		Weinberger 4/28/2025
    9:21 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/30/2025     		PDF
    646549 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Tomkow 4/30/2025
    7:18 AM     		Senate: Concurred as Amended
    5/1/2025     		PDF
    hierarchy 451310 - S Amend. to H Amend. (646549)
    Delete lines 5 - 351 and insert:     		Grall 5/1/2025
    11:47 AM     		House: Concur
    5/2/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (4)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/19/2025 3:37 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/30/2025 5:14 PM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/1/2025 3:06 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/2/2025 7:48 PM House 98 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.524 Safe-harbor placement. Page 3 (pdf)
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 4 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • SB 7012, Original Filed Version Posted 3/5/2025 at 9:42 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/12/2025 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1127 Child Welfare Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 7012 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    912172 - Amendment
    Delete lines 74 - 76 and insert:     		Fiscal Policy
    (Grall)     		3/11/2025
    6:49 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/13/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    119236 - Amendment
    Between lines 281 and 282 insert:     		Fiscal Policy
    (Grall)     		3/11/2025
    6:48 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/13/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/13/2025 8:30 AM Fiscal Policy 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.524 Safe-harbor placement. Page 3 (pdf)
    402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; attorneys employed by the department. Page 4 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • SPB 7012, Proposed Bill Posted 2/27/2025 at 3:24 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/3/2025 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2025 (pdf)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/4/2025 4:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

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