Bill Text: FL H0871 | 2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

Florida House Bill 871 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Family Builders Program

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Messages [H0871 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-H0871-Comm_Sub.html

CS/HB 871

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the Family Builders Program; repealing
3	ss. 39.311-39.318, F.S., relating to the Family Builders
4	Program, to terminate the program; amending ss. 39.0121
5	and 39.301, F.S.; deleting references to conform;
6	providing an effective date.
7
8	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
9
10	Section 1. Sections 39.311, 39.312, 39.313, 39.314,
11	39.315, 39.316, 39.317, and 39.318, Florida Statutes, are
12	repealed.
13	Section 2. Subsection (10) of section 39.0121, Florida
14	Statutes, is amended to read:
15	39.0121 Specific rulemaking authority.-Pursuant to the
16	requirements of s. 120.536, the department is specifically
17	authorized to adopt, amend, and repeal administrative rules
18	which implement or interpret law or policy, or describe the
19	procedure and practice requirements necessary to implement this
20	chapter, including, but not limited to, the following:
21	(10) The ~~Family Builders Program, the~~ Intensive Crisis
22	Counseling Program, and any other early intervention programs
23	and kinship care assistance programs.
24	Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (15) of section
25	39.301, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
26	39.301 Initiation of protective investigations.-
27	(15)(a) If the department or its agent determines that a
28	child requires immediate or long-term protection through:
29	1. Medical or other health care; or
30	2. Homemaker care, day care, protective supervision, or
31	other services to stabilize the home environment, including
32	intensive family preservation services through ~~the Family~~
33	~~Builders Program or~~ the Intensive Crisis Counseling Program, or
34	~~both,~~
35
36	such services shall first be offered for voluntary acceptance
37	unless there are high-risk factors that may impact the ability
38	of the parents or legal custodians to exercise judgment. Such
39	factors may include the parents' or legal custodians' young age
40	or history of substance abuse or domestic violence.
41	Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.