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FL H0327
Bill
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Shane Abbott
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AI Summary
- Transfers responsibility for physical custody and placement of surrendered newborn infants from licensed child-placing agencies to community-based care lead agencies, as defined in s. 409.986(3)
- Requires each community-based care lead agency to establish and maintain a registry of prospective adoptive parents who have received favorable preliminary home studies and wish to adopt a surrendered newborn, and prohibits the agency from passing registry costs on to prospective adoptive parents
- Mandates that upon taking custody of a surrendered infant, the community-based care lead agency must immediately seek an emergency custody order from circuit court and place the infant with a prospective adoptive parent from its registry; if no appropriate parent is found, the agency must contact another lead agency's registry
- Requires hospitals admitting a surrendered newborn to directly contact the local community-based care lead agency rather than alternatively contacting the statewide central abuse hotline for a licensed child-placing agency referral
- Effective date of July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Placement of Surrendered Newborn Infants
Last Action
Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee11/22/2023
Full Bill Text
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