SB 1708 Florida Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Child Welfare

Summary

Child Welfare; Requiring the Department of Health to waive fees for certified copies of birth certificates issued to certain unaccompanied homeless youth and young adults; revising requirements for required collaboration among the Board of Governors, the Florida College System, and the Department of Education in working with the Department of Children and Families to assist specified children and young adults; revising eligibility and requirements for a certain driver education, licensure, and insurance program to include certain unaccompanied homeless youth; specifying certification criteria for unaccompanied homeless youth; requiring district school boards to provide cards that contain specified information to certain unaccompanied homeless youth, etc.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Mar 2022

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 18, 2022 Last action Mar 4, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 4, 2022

Upper · Passed

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1577 (Ch. 2022-65), HB 7065 (Ch. 2022-67)

upper

Feb 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 23, 2022

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/28/22, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Feb 1, 2022

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

upper

Jan 27, 2022

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/01/22, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

upper

Jan 18, 2022

Introduced

upper

Jan 12, 2022

Committee

Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors