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Popular Children and Families News
Florida Legislature 2015 loser for most children's services bills
(Palm Beach Post)
Senate passes special needs bill -- and sends it to the empty Florida House
(Miami Herald)
Bills aimed at helping people with special needs become casualty of legislative impasse
(Miami Herald)
Florida Senate approves guardianship overhaul
(Tampa Bay Times)
Senate committee doesn't vote on gay adoption issue
(Bradenton Herald)
Better staff is key to reforming Department of Children and Families
(Florida Times-Union)
Bill would exempt some children's groups from Florida licensing rules
(Palm Beach Post)
Senate OKs adoption bill striking gay ban
(Tampa Bay Online)
DCF boss discusses child's death
(Miami Herald)
Bill Helping Track Missing Special Needs Kids Moving In Fla. Legislature
(WFSU FM Newsroom)
Lawmakers spar over gay adoption bill
(Tampa Bay Online)
'Conscience' Law Unconscienable, Critics Say
(WFSU FM Newsroom)
Florida senator's child with Down syndrome inspires legislation
(Bradenton Herald)

Popular Children Bills
SB 0378 Juvenile Justice
HB 0021 Substance Abuse Services
SB 0602 Students with Disabilities
HB 7013 Adoption and Foster Care
HB 0545 Telehealth
HB 0099 Juvenile Justice
HB 0005 Guardianship Proceedings
SB 7022 Individuals With Disabilities
HB 7111 Conscience Protection for Actions of Private Child-Placing Agencies
SB 0154 Hazardous Walking Conditions
Children Bills On The Move
SB 0294 Florida Kidcare Program
SENATE Now in Appropriations
HB 0183 Juvenile Expunction
HOUSE Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
SB 0238 Athletic Coaches
SENATE Not Considered by Judiciary
HB 0079 Crisis Stabilization Services
HOUSE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
SB 0146 Autism
SENATE Now in Banking and Insurance
HB 0023 Autism
HOUSE Now in Health Innovation Subcommittee
HB 0007 Pub. Rec./Claim Settlement on Behalf of Minor or Ward
HOUSE Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
JUAS1 Juvenile Detention Costs
HOUSE Committee Bill Filed as H 5201
HB 1301 Juvenile Sentencing
HOUSE Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
CRJS3 Pub.Rec./Child Pornography
HOUSE Committee Bill Filed as H 7065

Topic: Homelessness

House panel vows to help teen sex workers regain lives

 
by James Call - 16 months ago - +
The House Health Family Subcommittee is developing a wide-ranging bill to rescue teen runaways and homeless kids from an underground sex industry. The chair of the committee, Rep. Gayle Harrell, said the cost could be astronomical but she's working on funding a program. "This is a priority of the Speaker," said Harrell.

Homelessness drops 17.5 percent in Florida

by Gray Rohrer - 23 months ago - +
Florida Homeless Population, 2007-2013. Source: Council on Homelessness 2013 Report, Florida Department of Children and Families, submitted June 2013. Graphic by Bryan Allen.
The number of homeless people fell by 10,000 persons from 2012 to 45,000 people. ... Related Research: Graph: Florida Homeless Population, 2007-2013; and DCF Council on Homelessness 2013 Report.

Senate moves closer to House on foreclosure settlement spending

by Gray Rohrer - 26 months ago - +
The Senate inserted money for House preferences such as Habitat for Humanity and college dorm plans, but stood firm on funding for affordable housing programs as it advanced SB 1852, which spends $200 million in foreclosure settlement funds.

Florida TaxWatch finds more than $200 million in pork in state budget

by Gary Fineout - 51 months ago - +
The business-backed group called it disappointing that nearly $203 million in questionable projects was placed in the new state budget by legislators. A spokesman for Gov. Rick Scott said the group was "on the right track" but one legislator blasted the list as a "faded media gimmick."

Eight Florida food banks to share $1.7 million settlement

by Brent Henzi - 51 months ago - +
The funding is part of a multi-state lawsuit settlement reached in 2010 regarding several vitamin manufacturers involved in a price-fixing scheme. The money will be divided amongst eight food banks throughout Florida.

Asking "Brother, can you spare a dime?" may require a permit

by Brent Henzi - 53 months ago - +
A bill that would require a permit to panhandle, and impose fines on those who fraudulently panhandle, was unanimously approved by a Senate panel on Wednesday. The bill sponsor says it should not impact the homeless, while opponents say it could do great harm to those out on the street.
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