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CS/SB 560: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Garcia

Child Welfare; Providing that a new medical report relating to the provision of psychotropic medication to a child in the legal custody of the Department of Children and Families may be required only under certain circumstances; increasing the maximum age of eligibility for certain postsecondary education services and support; revising the requirements for a renewal award of postsecondary education services and support; requiring the inclusion of specific metrics for measuring outcomes and performance of postsecondary education services and support and aftercare services in a certain annual report; requiring a physician to provide to a pharmacy a copy of certain documentation, rather than a signed attestation, with certain prescriptions, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/20/2026 Senate - Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Health Policy (HP)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/18/2025 Senate • Filed
12/9/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health Policy; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/15/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 301 Senate Building
1/20/2026 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)