FL S1100

Establishes a comprehensive Foster Children's Bill of Rights specifying rights for children and young adults in out-of-home care, including the right to a safe home, freedom from abuse, medical and mental health services, family contact and visitation, school attendance, participation in case planning (at age 14+), and access to educational/financial assistance information (at age 16+)

Creates the Florida Children's Ombudsman as an autonomous entity within the Department of Children and Families to receive and investigate complaints from children in out-of-home care, with a statewide toll-free telephone number and a requirement to develop standardized rights information by January 1, 2022

Requires caseworkers and agency staff to review the bill of rights with each child upon entry into care, every 6 months thereafter, and at every placement change, with documentation in court reports and case notes

Adds new case plan requirements for children 14 and older, including the right to be consulted on case plan development, choose two members of the case planning team, receive consumer credit reports from all three agencies, and sign the case plan

Requires community-based care lead agencies to recruit and retain foster homes by developing annual plans using best practices, reporting quarterly on licensed foster home capacity and occupancy, and conducting exit interviews with foster parents who voluntarily relinquish their licenses