Florida House Bill 563 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Failed on March 14 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-14 - Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Specifies rights of children & young adults in out-of-home care; provides roles & responsibilities of DCF & community-based care lead agencies; authorizes district school boards to establish certain educational programs; designates children's ombudsman within DCF & provides responsibilities of ombudsman; requires DCF & community-based care lead agencies to use information provided by ombudsman in carrying out responsibilities; requires DCF to establish statewide toll-free telephone number for ombudsman.

Children and Young Adults in Out-of-home Care

Rep. Kelly Skidmore [D]	Rep. Fentrice Driskell [D]	Rep. Anna Eskamani [D]	Rep. Juan Fernandez-Barquin [R]
Rep. Michael Gottlieb [D]	Rep. Evan Jenne [D]	Rep. Dotie Joseph [D]	Rep. Daisy Morales [D]
Rep. Angela Nixon [D]	Rep. Emily Slosberg-King [D]	Rep. Susan Valdes [D]	Rep. Marie Woodson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-14	House	Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2022-03-12	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2022-01-11	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-11-19	House	Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2021-11-19	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2021-11-19	House	Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
2021-11-19	House	Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2021-11-10	House	Filed

S792 (Similar To) 2022-03-14 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
39	4085		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	4088		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/563
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/563/BillText/Filed/PDF