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FL S0390
Bill
AI Summary
- Creates the Domestic Violence Task Force adjunct to the Department of Children and Families to evaluate the child welfare system's handling of domestic violence investigations, consider proposed legislation, and recommend changes to existing laws, rules, and policies
- Establishes an 11-member task force co-chaired by the Secretary of Children and Families and the president of the Florida Partnership to End Domestic Violence, with remaining members appointed by the Governor, Senate President, and House Speaker by October 1, 2023
- Duties include examining batterers' intervention programs, developing best practices for abuse reports and service delivery, updating protocols for dependency and termination of parental rights cases, and evaluating a model diversion program for domestic violence victims facing dependency proceedings
- Requires an interim report to the Governor and Legislature by May 1, 2024, and a final report by November 1, 2024, after which the task force dissolves
- The authorizing statute is set to repeal on September 1, 2025, unless reenacted by the Legislature, with an effective date of July 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Domestic Violence Task Force
Last Action
Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
5/5/2023
Committee Referrals
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services3/6/2023
Full Bill Text
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