FL S0080 | 2021 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-01-14 - Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
Pending: Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-01-14 - Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
Pending: Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Requiring the case record of every child under the supervision or in the custody of the Department of Children and Families, the department's agents, or providers contracting with the department to include a case record face sheet; revising criteria for the court to consider when determining whether a legal change of custody is in the best interests of the child; providing for priority placements for a child who must be placed in out-of-home care; requiring the department to make reasonable efforts to place siblings in the same foster, kinship, adoptive, or guardianship home when certain conditions are met, etc.
Title
Child Welfare
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2021-01-14 | Senate | Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules |
2021-01-12 | Senate | Filed |
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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39 | 00146 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
39 | 522 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
39 | 523 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
39 | 5232 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
39 | 5321 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
39 | 806 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
Florida State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/80 |
Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/80/BillText/Filed/HTML |