The Florida Senate

394.50  Children's residential and day treatment centers.--There are established in this state children's residential and day treatment centers which shall be under the supervision and control of the ¹Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services. The purpose of the centers shall be to provide for evaluation, care, treatment, and education of emotionally, mentally, or behaviorally disturbed children. The department is authorized to develop children's residential and day treatment centers and children's programs in such locations as it deems appropriate and within the limits of funds appropriated by the Legislature.

History.--s. 1, ch. 59-383; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 207, ch. 77-147; s. 2, ch. 78-434.

¹Note.--The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services was redesignated as the Department of Children and Family Services by s. 5, ch. 96-403, and the Department of Health was created by s. 8, ch. 96-403.