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FL S1046
Bill
AI Summary
- Amends Florida's Relative Caregiver Program (s. 39.5085) to allow relatives and nonrelatives caring for a child in out-of-home care to begin receiving monthly payments from the date of placement, rather than waiting until a court finds the child to be dependent
- Licensed child-specific level I foster placements would receive payments at the foster parent rate established in s. 409.145(3) from the date of placement until the child achieves permanency
- Unlicensed relative or nonrelative caregivers would receive foster-parent-rate monthly payments starting from the date of placement for up to 6 months or until permanency, whichever comes first
- Caregivers who have not obtained a child-specific level I foster license within 1 month of placement (reduced from 6 months) would shift to a lower monthly payment amount determined by department rule, which must be less than the Guardianship Assistance Program rate
- Effective date is July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relative Caregiver Program Payments
Last Action
Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
6/16/2025
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