General Bill
Child Protective Investigations:
Clarifies persons responsible for a child's welfare; requires personnel from the abuse hotline of DCFS to determine if a report meets the criteria for child abuse, neglect, or abandonment; modifies the consideration given to specified reporters; requiries DCFS to conduct an assessment in response to certain reports involving juvenile sexual offenders; provides that reports of out-of-state abuse shall not be accepted by the hotline; provides for an onsite and enhanced onsite investigation process for reports meeting specified criteria; requires the department to monitor the findings of the reports in its quality assurance program; revises the timeframe for responding to a report of institutional child abuse; eliminates the requirement for a referral for protection intervention; requires DCFS to establish a Protective Investigator Retention Workgroup; specifies the issues to be examined and plans to be developed; requires a report to the Governor and Legislature on the results of the examinations and plans developed; requires DCFS to conduct a quality assurance review of child abuse reports that are subject to an onsite child protective investigation and of sheriffs' offices conducting child protective investigations; prohibits the amendment of the approved operating budget to reduce protective investigative positions; requires DCFS to develop guidelines for conducting onsite and enhanced child protection investigations in collaboration with the sheriffs' offices.
Companion Bill passed
CS/SB 1442
Child Protective Investigations
By
Children and Families and Children and Families
Effective Date:
This act shall take effect upon becoming a law
Last Event:
Companion Bill passed, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1442 on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 1:03 PM; HB Laid on Table
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PCB FFF 03-04 recommended by:
Future of Florida's Families
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PCB FFF 03-04 recommended by:
Future of Florida's Families
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Bill #:
CS/SB 1442
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Subject:
Child Protective Investigations
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Similar
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Bill #:
HB 1321
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Subject:
Child Abuse and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults
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H Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1442
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04/30/2003 - 1:03 PM
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H Substituted CS/SB 1442
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04/30/2003 - 1:03 PM
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H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (04/30/2003)
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04/29/2003 - 1:40 AM
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H Bill added to Second Reading Calendar
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04/22/2003 - 11:17 PM
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H Placed on Calendar
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04/22/2003 - 6:33 PM
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H Withdrawn from Appropriations
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04/22/2003 - 6:33 PM
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Appropriations
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H Bill referred to Appropriations
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04/10/2003 - 11:53 AM
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Appropriations
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H 1st Reading
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04/08/2003 - 12:33 PM
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H Filed timely
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04/08/2003 - 12:33 PM
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Future of Florida's Families
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