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FL S1404

Bill

Status

Failed

5/2/2014

Primary Sponsor

Eleanor Sobel

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Redefines "juvenile sexual abuse" as sexual behavior occurring without consent, equality, or as a result of coercion, and removes age restrictions from the definition of "alleged juvenile sexual offender"

  • Requires reports of juvenile sexual abuse involving children in Department of Children and Families custody or protective supervision to be reported to the department's central abuse hotline, with procedures varying based on whether the child is known to the department

  • Mandates Children's Legal Services to notify all parties to dependency proceedings when a child involved in a sexual abuse report is known to the department

  • Requires the department to create a unified tracking system in Florida Safe Families Network to identify and track services for victims of sexual abuse and children with inappropriate sexual behaviors, and mandates that placement decision-makers consult this information

  • Directs the department to monitor the number of children in out-of-home care or under court supervision who are victims of juvenile sexual abuse, effective July 1, 2014

Legislative Description

Juvenile Sexual Abuse

Last Action

Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1666 (Ch. 2014-224)

5/2/2014

Committee Referrals

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs3/4/2014

Full Bill Text

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