HB 449 (2020) -  Early Childhood Courts

General Bill by Mariano and Andrade
Early Childhood Courts: Authorizes circuit courts to create early childhood court programs; requires early childhood court programs have certain components; provides requirements & guidelines for OSCA when hiring community coordinators & statewide training specialist; authorizes Trial Court Budget Commission to provide funding to circuit courts that choose to establish coordination system in lieu of creating community coordinator position; requires DCF to contract with certain university-based centers; requires university-based centers to hire clinical director.
Effective Date: January 1, 2020
Last Event: Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 236 Subject: Early Childhood Courts Relationship: Identical
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1105 Subject: Child Welfare Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1324 Subject: Child Welfare Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 10/30/2019 - 3:22 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 10/30/2019 - 3:22 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Appropriations Committee Time: 10/30/2019 - 3:22 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 10/30/2019 - 3:22 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 10/24/2019 - 11:21 AM Member: Mariano Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
39.01304 CS/SB 236, CS/CS/HB 1105, CS/CS/SB 1324