| 21 | | - | adopt rules; creating s. 402.88, F.S.; providing 8 |
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| 22 | | - | definitions; requiring a committee of the Statewide 9 |
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| 23 | | - | Council on Human Trafficking to conduct a study; 10 |
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| 24 | | - | specifying requirements for the study; authorizing 11 |
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| 25 | | - | rulemaking; providing application and renewal 12 |
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| 26 | | - | requirements; allowing adult safe houses to provide 13 |
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| 27 | | - | lists of advocates who are employed or who volunteer 14 |
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| 28 | | - | at the adult safe house who may claim a privilege 15 |
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| 29 | | - | under s. 90.5037; requiring the department to inspect 16 |
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| 30 | | - | adult safe houses before certification and annually 17 |
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| 31 | | - | thereafter; authorizing the department to take certain 18 |
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| 32 | | - | actions for noncompliance; requiring the department to 19 |
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| 33 | | - | establish a process to certify adult safe houses that 20 |
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| 34 | | - | provide housing and care to adult survivors of human 21 |
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| 35 | | - | trafficking; providing certification requirements; 22 |
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| 36 | | - | authorizing rulemaking; requiring the department to 23 |
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| 37 | | - | ensure that the staff of each adult safe house 24 |
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| 38 | | - | completes specified intensive training; authorizing 25 |
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| 21 | + | adopt rules; creating s. 402.88, F.S.; defining terms; 8 |
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| 22 | + | requiring the department to establish a process to 9 |
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| 23 | + | certify adult safe houses that provide housing and 10 |
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| 24 | + | care to adult survivors of human trafficking; 11 |
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| 25 | + | providing certification requirements; authorizing 12 |
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| 26 | + | rulemaking; requiring the department to inspect adult 13 |
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| 27 | + | safe houses before certification and annually 14 |
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| 28 | + | thereafter; requiring the department to ensure that 15 |
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| 29 | + | the staff of each adult safe house completes specified 16 |
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| 30 | + | intensive training; authorizing the department to take 17 |
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| 31 | + | certain actions for noncompliance; amending s. 18 |
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| 32 | + | 409.1678, F.S.; providing requirements for safe houses 19 |
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| 33 | + | and safe foster homes; requiring the department to 20 |
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| 34 | + | develop or approve certain educational programming o n 21 |
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| 35 | + | commercial sexual exploitation; amending s. 409.175, 22 |
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| 36 | + | F.S.; requiring specified signage to be placed on the 23 |
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| 37 | + | premises of facilities maintained by licensed child -24 |
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| 38 | + | caring agencies; requiring the department to adopt 25 |
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| 51 | | - | the department to take certain actions for 26 |
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| 52 | | - | noncompliance; amending s. 509.096, F.S.; reducing the 27 |
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| 53 | | - | time to correct a violation; requiring the Department 28 |
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| 54 | | - | of Business and Professional Regulation to impose a 29 |
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| 55 | | - | penalty for subsequent violations by public lodging 30 |
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| 56 | | - | establishments; amending s. 409.1678, F.S.; providing 31 |
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| 57 | | - | requirements for safe houses and safe foster homes; 32 |
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| 58 | | - | requiring the department to develop or approve certain 33 |
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| 59 | | - | educational programming on commercial sexual 34 |
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| 60 | | - | exploitation; amending s. 409.175, F.S.; requiring 35 |
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| 61 | | - | specified signage to be placed on the premises of 36 |
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| 62 | | - | facilities maintained by licensed child -caring 37 |
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| 63 | | - | agencies; requiring the department to adopt rules; 38 |
|---|
| 64 | | - | amending s. 787.29, F.S.; making technical changes; 39 |
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| 65 | | - | providing appropriations; providing an effective date. 40 |
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| 66 | | - | 41 |
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| 67 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 42 |
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| 68 | | - | 43 |
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| 69 | | - | Section 1. Subsection (8) of section 394.875, Florida 44 |
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| 70 | | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 45 |
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| 71 | | - | 394.875 Crisis stabilization units, residential treatmen t 46 |
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| 72 | | - | facilities, and residential treatment centers for children and 47 |
|---|
| 73 | | - | adolescents; authorized services; license required. — 48 |
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| 74 | | - | (8)(a) The department, in consultation with the agency, 49 |
|---|
| 75 | | - | must adopt rules governing a residential treatment center for 50 |
|---|
| 51 | + | rules; amending s. 787.29, F.S.; making tech nical 26 |
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| 52 | + | changes; providing appropriations; providing an 27 |
|---|
| 53 | + | effective date. 28 |
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| 54 | + | 29 |
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| 55 | + | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 30 |
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| 56 | + | 31 |
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| 57 | + | Section 1. Subsection (8) of section 394.875, Florida 32 |
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| 58 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 33 |
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| 59 | + | 394.875 Crisis stabilization uni ts, residential treatment 34 |
|---|
| 60 | + | facilities, and residential treatment centers for children and 35 |
|---|
| 61 | + | adolescents; authorized services; license required. — 36 |
|---|
| 62 | + | (8)(a) The department, in consultation with the agency, 37 |
|---|
| 63 | + | must adopt rules governing a residential treatment cente r for 38 |
|---|
| 64 | + | children and adolescents which specify licensure standards for: 39 |
|---|
| 65 | + | admission; length of stay; program and staffing; discharge and 40 |
|---|
| 66 | + | discharge planning; treatment planning; seclusion, restraints, 41 |
|---|
| 67 | + | and time-out; rights of patients under s. 394.459; use of 42 |
|---|
| 68 | + | psychotropic medications; and standards for the operation of 43 |
|---|
| 69 | + | such centers. 44 |
|---|
| 70 | + | (b) Residential treatment centers for children and 45 |
|---|
| 71 | + | adolescents must conspicuously place signs on their premises to 46 |
|---|
| 72 | + | warn children and adolescents of the dangers of human 47 |
|---|
| 73 | + | trafficking and to encourage the reporting of individuals 48 |
|---|
| 74 | + | observed attempting to engage in human trafficking activity. The 49 |
|---|
| 75 | + | signs must contain the telephone number for the National Human 50 |
|---|
| 88 | | - | children and adolescents which specify licensure standards for: 51 |
|---|
| 89 | | - | admission; length of stay; program and staffing; discharge and 52 |
|---|
| 90 | | - | discharge planning; treatment planning; seclusion, restraints, 53 |
|---|
| 91 | | - | and time-out; rights of patients under s. 394.459; use of 54 |
|---|
| 92 | | - | psychotropic medications; and standards for the operation of 55 |
|---|
| 93 | | - | such centers. 56 |
|---|
| 94 | | - | (b) Residential treatment centers for children and 57 |
|---|
| 95 | | - | adolescents must conspicuously place signs on their premises to 58 |
|---|
| 96 | | - | warn children and adolescents of the dangers of human 59 |
|---|
| 97 | | - | trafficking and to encourage the rep orting of individuals 60 |
|---|
| 98 | | - | observed attempting to engage in human trafficking activity. The 61 |
|---|
| 99 | | - | signs must contain the telephone number for the National Human 62 |
|---|
| 100 | | - | Trafficking Hotline or such other number that the Department of 63 |
|---|
| 101 | | - | Law Enforcement uses to detect and stop hu man trafficking. The 64 |
|---|
| 102 | | - | department, in consultation with the agency, shall specify, at a 65 |
|---|
| 103 | | - | minimum, the content of the signs by rule. 66 |
|---|
| 104 | | - | Section 2. Section 402.88, Florida Statutes, is created to 67 |
|---|
| 105 | | - | read: 68 |
|---|
| 106 | | - | 402.88 Adult safe houses. — 69 |
|---|
| 107 | | - | (1) As used in this section , the term: 70 |
|---|
| 108 | | - | (a) "Adult safe house" means a group residential facility 71 |
|---|
| 109 | | - | that provides housing and care specifically for adult survivors 72 |
|---|
| 110 | | - | of human trafficking. 73 |
|---|
| 111 | | - | (b) "Adult survivor of human trafficking" or "survivor" 74 |
|---|
| 112 | | - | means an individual who has reached the age of 18 and who has 75 |
|---|
| 88 | + | Trafficking Hotline or such other number that the Department of 51 |
|---|
| 89 | + | Law Enforcement uses to detect and stop human trafficking. The 52 |
|---|
| 90 | + | department, in consultation with the agency, shall specify, at a 53 |
|---|
| 91 | + | minimum, the content of the signs by rule. 54 |
|---|
| 92 | + | Section 2. Section 402.88, Florida Statutes, is created to 55 |
|---|
| 93 | + | read: 56 |
|---|
| 94 | + | 402.88 Adult safe houses for ad ults who have been sexually 57 |
|---|
| 95 | + | exploited or trafficked. — 58 |
|---|
| 96 | + | (1) As used in this section, the term: 59 |
|---|
| 97 | + | (a) "Adult safe house" means a group residential facility 60 |
|---|
| 98 | + | certified by the department under this section to care for 61 |
|---|
| 99 | + | adults who have been sexually exploited or trafficked. 62 |
|---|
| 100 | + | (b) "Department" means the Department of Children and 63 |
|---|
| 101 | + | Families. 64 |
|---|
| 102 | + | (2) The department shall establish a process to certify 65 |
|---|
| 103 | + | adult safe houses that provide housing and care to adult 66 |
|---|
| 104 | + | survivors of human trafficking as defined in s. 787.06. The 67 |
|---|
| 105 | + | adult safe houses certified under this section must: 68 |
|---|
| 106 | + | (a) Provide a facility which will serve as an adult safe 69 |
|---|
| 107 | + | house to receive and house persons who are victims of human 70 |
|---|
| 108 | + | trafficking. For the purpose of this section, minor children and 71 |
|---|
| 109 | + | other dependents of a victim, when such dependents are partly or 72 |
|---|
| 110 | + | wholly dependent on the victim for support or services, may be 73 |
|---|
| 111 | + | sheltered with the victim in an adult safe house. 74 |
|---|
| 112 | + | (b) Receive the annual written endorsement of local law 75 |
|---|
| 125 | | - | been subjected to human trafficking as defined in s. 787.06. 76 |
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| 126 | | - | (2)(a) The Services and Resources Committee of the 77 |
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| 127 | | - | Statewide Council on Human Trafficking established under s. 78 |
|---|
| 128 | | - | 16.617 shall conduct a study and make recommendations regardi ng 79 |
|---|
| 129 | | - | the regulation of adult safe houses, as provided in this 80 |
|---|
| 130 | | - | subsection. 81 |
|---|
| 131 | | - | 1. The Department of Children and Families shall provide 82 |
|---|
| 132 | | - | administrative and staff support to the committee in meeting the 83 |
|---|
| 133 | | - | requirements of this subsection. 84 |
|---|
| 134 | | - | 2. The committee shall su bmit an interim report regarding 85 |
|---|
| 135 | | - | its activities and findings by October 1, 2023, to the Governor, 86 |
|---|
| 136 | | - | the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 87 |
|---|
| 137 | | - | Representatives. The committee shall submit a final report 88 |
|---|
| 138 | | - | addressing all requirements of this su bsection by December 31, 89 |
|---|
| 139 | | - | 2023, to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the 90 |
|---|
| 140 | | - | Speaker of the House of Representatives. 91 |
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| 141 | | - | (b) The committee shall survey operators of existing adult 92 |
|---|
| 142 | | - | safe houses in the state to determine the following information 93 |
|---|
| 143 | | - | regarding their operation. The information may be obtained and 94 |
|---|
| 144 | | - | presented on a categorical or high -level basis, as appropriate. 95 |
|---|
| 145 | | - | 1. The number of adult safe houses in the state and the 96 |
|---|
| 146 | | - | regions of the state in which such safe houses are located. 97 |
|---|
| 147 | | - | 2. The number of beds in adult safe houses and number of 98 |
|---|
| 148 | | - | survivors served per year. 99 |
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| 149 | | - | 3. The policies and criteria regarding which adult 100 |
|---|
| 125 | + | enforcement agencies. 76 |
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| 126 | + | (c) Provide minimum services that include, but are not 77 |
|---|
| 127 | + | limited to, information and referral services, licensed 78 |
|---|
| 128 | + | counseling and case management services, substance abuse 79 |
|---|
| 129 | + | screening and, when necessary, access or referral to treatment, 80 |
|---|
| 130 | + | temporary emergency shelter for more than 24 hours, a 24-hour 81 |
|---|
| 131 | + | hotline, nonresidential outreach services, training for law 82 |
|---|
| 132 | + | enforcement personnel, assessment and appropriate referral of 83 |
|---|
| 133 | + | resident children, and educational services for community 84 |
|---|
| 134 | + | awareness relative to the incidence of human traffickin g, the 85 |
|---|
| 135 | + | prevention of such crimes, and the services available for 86 |
|---|
| 136 | + | persons subject to human trafficking. If a 24 -hour hotline, 87 |
|---|
| 137 | + | professional training, or community education is already 88 |
|---|
| 138 | + | provided by an adult safe house within its designated service 89 |
|---|
| 139 | + | area, the department may exempt such certification requirements 90 |
|---|
| 140 | + | for a new center serving the same service area to avoid 91 |
|---|
| 141 | + | duplication of services. 92 |
|---|
| 142 | + | (d) Participate in the provision of orientation and 93 |
|---|
| 143 | + | training programs developed for law enforcement officers, social 94 |
|---|
| 144 | + | workers, and other professionals and paraprofessionals who work 95 |
|---|
| 145 | + | with human trafficking victims to better enable such persons to 96 |
|---|
| 146 | + | deal effectively with incidents of human trafficking. 97 |
|---|
| 147 | + | (e) Provide a safe, therapeutic environment tailored to 98 |
|---|
| 148 | + | the needs of commercially sexually exploited or trafficked 99 |
|---|
| 149 | + | adults who have endured significant trauma. Adult safe houses 100 |
|---|
| 162 | | - | survivors of human trafficking may be served and the processes 101 |
|---|
| 163 | | - | for intake and discharge, including how referrals are received. 102 |
|---|
| 164 | | - | 4. The amount of revenues supporting adult safe house 103 |
|---|
| 165 | | - | operation and the sources of such funds, including, but not 104 |
|---|
| 166 | | - | limited to, the amount of state and federal funds received and 105 |
|---|
| 167 | | - | the specific source of such state and federal funds. 106 |
|---|
| 168 | | - | 5. Services and support s provided to adult survivors of 107 |
|---|
| 169 | | - | human trafficking directly by the adult safe house and services 108 |
|---|
| 170 | | - | to which survivors are referred, including while survivors are 109 |
|---|
| 171 | | - | residing in the adult safe house and after survivors transition 110 |
|---|
| 172 | | - | out of the adult safe house. 111 |
|---|
| 173 | | - | 6. Training requirements for staff and volunteers. 112 |
|---|
| 174 | | - | 7. The nature of and mechanisms for coordination with law 113 |
|---|
| 175 | | - | enforcement. 114 |
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| 176 | | - | 8. Whether the adult safe houses allow children of adult 115 |
|---|
| 177 | | - | survivors of human trafficking to also reside in the houses and, 116 |
|---|
| 178 | | - | if so, policies regarding children residing in the house and 117 |
|---|
| 179 | | - | services directly provided to the children or to which the 118 |
|---|
| 180 | | - | children may be referred. 119 |
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| 181 | | - | 9. Policies of adult safe houses that ensure that adult 120 |
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| 182 | | - | survivors of human trafficking are served in a respectful and 121 |
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| 183 | | - | trauma-informed manner. 122 |
|---|
| 184 | | - | 10. Challenges faced by adult safe houses in providing a 123 |
|---|
| 185 | | - | safe and therapeutic environment that is trauma -informed and in 124 |
|---|
| 186 | | - | providing services to survivors and their children. 125 |
|---|
| 162 | + | shall use a model of treatment that includes strength -based and 101 |
|---|
| 163 | + | trauma-informed approaches. 102 |
|---|
| 164 | + | (f) File with the department a list of the names of the 103 |
|---|
| 165 | + | human trafficking advocates who are employed or who volunteer at 104 |
|---|
| 166 | + | the adult safe house who may claim a privilege under s. 90.5037 105 |
|---|
| 167 | + | to refuse to disclose a confidential communication between a 106 |
|---|
| 168 | + | victim of human trafficking and the advocate regarding the human 107 |
|---|
| 169 | + | trafficking inflicted upon the victim. The list must include the 108 |
|---|
| 170 | + | title of the position held by the advocate whose name is listed 109 |
|---|
| 171 | + | and a description of the duties of that position. An adult safe 110 |
|---|
| 172 | + | house shall file amendments to this list as necessary. 111 |
|---|
| 173 | + | (g) Comply with rules adopted under this section. 112 |
|---|
| 174 | + | (3) The department may adopt rules to implement this 113 |
|---|
| 175 | + | section. 114 |
|---|
| 176 | + | (4) The department shall inspect adult safe houses before 115 |
|---|
| 177 | + | certification and annually thereafter to ensure compliance with 116 |
|---|
| 178 | + | the requirements of this s ection. 117 |
|---|
| 179 | + | (5) The department shall ensure that the staff of each 118 |
|---|
| 180 | + | adult safe house completes intensive training that, at a 119 |
|---|
| 181 | + | minimum, includes the needs of victims of commercial sexual 120 |
|---|
| 182 | + | exploitation, the effects of trauma and sexual exploitation, and 121 |
|---|
| 183 | + | how to address victims' needs using strength -based and trauma-122 |
|---|
| 184 | + | informed approaches. The department shall specify by rule the 123 |
|---|
| 185 | + | contents of this training and may develop or contract for a 124 |
|---|
| 186 | + | standard curriculum. 125 |
|---|
| 199 | | - | 11. Any accreditations held by adult safe houses, exte rnal 126 |
|---|
| 200 | | - | standards promulgated by outside bodies that houses meet, or 127 |
|---|
| 201 | | - | other industry certifications held by adult safe houses. 128 |
|---|
| 202 | | - | 12. Identification of ineffective or problematic practices 129 |
|---|
| 203 | | - | in existing adult safe houses in the state and recommendations 130 |
|---|
| 204 | | - | regarding minimum standards for regulation. 131 |
|---|
| 205 | | - | (c) As part of the study, the committee shall also: 132 |
|---|
| 206 | | - | 1. Identify and review standards recommended by national 133 |
|---|
| 207 | | - | organizations or experts specializing in adult safe house 134 |
|---|
| 208 | | - | service provision or shelter or housing for adul t survivors of 135 |
|---|
| 209 | | - | human trafficking. 136 |
|---|
| 210 | | - | 2. Obtain recommendations from adult survivors of human 137 |
|---|
| 211 | | - | trafficking and law enforcement agencies regarding regulation of 138 |
|---|
| 212 | | - | adult safe houses. 139 |
|---|
| 213 | | - | (d) The committee shall develop recommendations for 140 |
|---|
| 214 | | - | regulation of adult safe h ouses in the state based on, at least, 141 |
|---|
| 215 | | - | the information obtained by the committee under this section. 142 |
|---|
| 216 | | - | (3) After December 31, 2023, the department shall initiate 143 |
|---|
| 217 | | - | rulemaking and adopt rules establishing minimum standards for 144 |
|---|
| 218 | | - | certification of adult safe hous es to ensure that such safe 145 |
|---|
| 219 | | - | houses provide a safe and therapeutic environment and operate in 146 |
|---|
| 220 | | - | a survivor-centered and trauma-informed manner. After rules are 147 |
|---|
| 221 | | - | adopted to certify adult safe houses, only adult safe houses 148 |
|---|
| 222 | | - | certified by the department may provid e group residential 149 |
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| 223 | | - | housing and care specifically for adult survivors of human 150 |
|---|
| 199 | + | (6) If the department finds that there is failure by an 126 |
|---|
| 200 | + | adult safe house to comply with the requirements established, or 127 |
|---|
| 201 | + | rules adopted, under this section, the department may deny, 128 |
|---|
| 202 | + | suspend, or revoke the certification of the adult safe house. 129 |
|---|
| 203 | + | Section 3. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (2) and 130 |
|---|
| 204 | + | paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 409.1678, Florida 131 |
|---|
| 205 | + | Statutes, are amended to read: 132 |
|---|
| 206 | + | 409.1678 Specialized residential options for children who 133 |
|---|
| 207 | + | are victims of commercial sexual exploitation. — 134 |
|---|
| 208 | + | (2) CERTIFICATION OF SAFE HOUSES AND SAFE FOSTER HOMES. — 135 |
|---|
| 209 | + | (c) To be certified, a safe house must hold a license as a 136 |
|---|
| 210 | + | residential child-caring agency, as defined in s. 409.175, and a 137 |
|---|
| 211 | + | safe foster home must hold a license as a family foster home, as 138 |
|---|
| 212 | + | defined in s. 409.175. A safe house or safe foster home must 139 |
|---|
| 213 | + | also: 140 |
|---|
| 214 | + | 1. Use strength-based and trauma-informed approaches to 141 |
|---|
| 215 | + | care, to the extent possible and appropriate. 142 |
|---|
| 216 | + | 2. Serve exclusively one sex. 143 |
|---|
| 217 | + | 3. Group child victims of commercial sexual exploitation 144 |
|---|
| 218 | + | by age or maturity level. 145 |
|---|
| 219 | + | 4. Care for child victims of commercial sexual 146 |
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| 220 | + | exploitation in a manner that separates those children from 147 |
|---|
| 221 | + | children with other needs. Safe houses and safe foster homes may 148 |
|---|
| 222 | + | care for other populations if the children who have not 149 |
|---|
| 223 | + | experienced commercial sexual exploitation do not interact with 150 |
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| 236 | | - | trafficking. Adult safe houses in operation as of the date that 151 |
|---|
| 237 | | - | rules initially adopted under this section become effective 152 |
|---|
| 238 | | - | shall have 6 months after such date to become certifi ed. 153 |
|---|
| 239 | | - | (a) The department shall adopt rules for the operation of 154 |
|---|
| 240 | | - | adult safe houses, including standards for, at a minimum, the 155 |
|---|
| 241 | | - | following: 156 |
|---|
| 242 | | - | 1. Safe and therapeutic environments to receive and house 157 |
|---|
| 243 | | - | adult survivors of human trafficking. 158 |
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| 244 | | - | 2. Appropriate security. 159 |
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| 245 | | - | 3. Coordination with local law enforcement agencies. 160 |
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| 246 | | - | 4. Safe and appropriate sheltering of minor children and 161 |
|---|
| 247 | | - | other dependents of an adult survivor of human trafficking. 162 |
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| 248 | | - | 5. Operations based on trauma -informed and survivor -163 |
|---|
| 249 | | - | centered principles. 164 |
|---|
| 250 | | - | 6. Trauma-informed, survivor-centered services that must 165 |
|---|
| 251 | | - | be provided, and other services that may be provided or to which 166 |
|---|
| 252 | | - | adult survivors of human trafficking may be referred. 167 |
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| 253 | | - | 7. Appropriate training, background screening, and 168 |
|---|
| 254 | | - | compliance with policie s and procedures, by owners, directors, 169 |
|---|
| 255 | | - | board members, personnel, and volunteers of the adult safe 170 |
|---|
| 256 | | - | house, as applicable. 171 |
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| 257 | | - | (b) The department shall require complete applications for 172 |
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| 258 | | - | certification and for recertification, which must be renewed 173 |
|---|
| 259 | | - | every 2 years, using forms furnished by the department, and 174 |
|---|
| 260 | | - | provide all required information. 175 |
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| 236 | + | children who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation. 151 |
|---|
| 237 | + | 5. Have awake staff members on duty 24 hours a day, if a 152 |
|---|
| 238 | + | safe house. 153 |
|---|
| 239 | + | 6.a. If a safe house or safe foster home, provide 154 |
|---|
| 240 | + | appropriate security through facility design, hardware, 155 |
|---|
| 241 | + | technology, staffing, and siting, including, but not limited to, 156 |
|---|
| 242 | + | external video monitoring or door exit alarms, a high staff -to-157 |
|---|
| 243 | + | client ratio, or being situated in a remote location that is 158 |
|---|
| 244 | + | isolated from major transportation centers and common 159 |
|---|
| 245 | + | trafficking areas. 160 |
|---|
| 246 | + | b. If a safe house, provide appropriate security that 161 |
|---|
| 247 | + | includes, at a minimum, the detection of possible trafficking 162 |
|---|
| 248 | + | activity around the facility, an emergency response to search 163 |
|---|
| 249 | + | for absent or missing children, and coordination with law 164 |
|---|
| 250 | + | enforcement through either: 165 |
|---|
| 251 | + | (I) At least one individual who is an employee or 166 |
|---|
| 252 | + | contractor of the safe house who has law enforcement, 167 |
|---|
| 253 | + | investigative, or other similar training, as established by rule 168 |
|---|
| 254 | + | by the department; or 169 |
|---|
| 255 | + | (II) A memorandum of understanding or a contract with a 170 |
|---|
| 256 | + | law enforcement agency for these functions. 171 |
|---|
| 257 | + | 7. If a safe house, conspicuously place signs on the 172 |
|---|
| 258 | + | premises to warn children of the dangers of human trafficking 173 |
|---|
| 259 | + | and to encourage the reporting of individuals observed 174 |
|---|
| 260 | + | attempting to engage in human trafficking act ivity. The signs 175 |
|---|
| 273 | | - | (c) The department shall inspect adult safe houses before 176 |
|---|
| 274 | | - | certification and at least annually thereafter to ensure 177 |
|---|
| 275 | | - | compliance with the requirements of this section. 178 |
|---|
| 276 | | - | (d) An adult safe house may provide to the department a 179 |
|---|
| 277 | | - | list of the names of the human trafficking advocates who are 180 |
|---|
| 278 | | - | employed or who volunteer at the adult safe house who may claim 181 |
|---|
| 279 | | - | a privilege under s. 90.5037 to refuse to disclose a 182 |
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| 280 | | - | confidential communication between a victim of human trafficking 183 |
|---|
| 281 | | - | and the advocate regarding the human trafficking inflicted upon 184 |
|---|
| 282 | | - | the adult survivor of human trafficking. If a list is filed, the 185 |
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| 283 | | - | list must include the title of the position held by the advocate 186 |
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| 284 | | - | whose name is listed an d a description of the duties of that 187 |
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| 285 | | - | position. An adult safe house shall file amendments to this list 188 |
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| 286 | | - | as necessary. 189 |
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| 287 | | - | (e) If the department finds failure by an adult safe house 190 |
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| 288 | | - | to comply with the requirements established in or rules adopted 191 |
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| 289 | | - | under this section, the department may subject the adult safe 192 |
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| 290 | | - | house to disciplinary action, including, but not limited to, 193 |
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| 291 | | - | requiring a corrective action plan, imposing administrative 194 |
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| 292 | | - | fines, or denying, suspending, or revoking the certification of 195 |
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| 293 | | - | the adult safe house . 196 |
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| 294 | | - | Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 509.096, Florida 197 |
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| 295 | | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 198 |
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| 296 | | - | 509.096 Human trafficking awareness training and policies 199 |
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| 297 | | - | for employees of public lodging establishments; enforcement. — 200 |
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| 273 | + | must advise children to report concerns to the local law 176 |
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| 274 | + | enforcement agency or the Department of Law Enforcement, 177 |
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| 275 | + | specifying the appropriate telephone numbers used for such 178 |
|---|
| 276 | + | reports. The department shall specify, at a minimum, the content 179 |
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| 277 | + | of the signs by rule. 180 |
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| 278 | + | 8.7. Meet other criteria established by department rule, 181 |
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| 279 | + | which may include, but are not limited to, personnel 182 |
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| 280 | + | qualifications, staffing ratios, and types of services offered. 183 |
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| 281 | + | (d) Safe houses and safe foster homes shall provide 184 |
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| 282 | + | services tailored to the needs of child victims of commercial 185 |
|---|
| 283 | + | sexual exploitation and shall conduct a comprehensive assessment 186 |
|---|
| 284 | + | of the service needs of each resident. In addition to the 187 |
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| 285 | + | services required to be provided by residential child caring 188 |
|---|
| 286 | + | agencies and family foster homes, safe houses and safe foster 189 |
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| 287 | + | homes must provide, arrange for, or coordinate, at a minimum, 190 |
|---|
| 288 | + | the following services: 191 |
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| 289 | + | 1. Victim-witness counseling. 192 |
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| 290 | + | 2. Family counseling. 193 |
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| 291 | + | 3. Behavioral health care. 194 |
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| 292 | + | 4. Treatment and intervention for sexual assault. 195 |
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| 293 | + | 5. Education tailored to the child's individual needs, 196 |
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| 294 | + | including remedial education if necessary. 197 |
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| 295 | + | 6. Life skills and workforce training. 198 |
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| 296 | + | 7. Mentoring by a survivor of commercial sexual 199 |
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| 297 | + | exploitation, if available and appropriate for the child. 200 |
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| 310 | | - | (3) For a violation committed on or after July 1, 2023, 201 |
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| 311 | | - | the division shall impose an administrative fine of $2,000 per 202 |
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| 312 | | - | day on a public lodging establishment that is not in compliance 203 |
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| 313 | | - | with this section and remit the fines to the direct -support 204 |
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| 314 | | - | organization established under s. 16.618, unless the di vision 205 |
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| 315 | | - | receives adequate written documentation from the public lodging 206 |
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| 316 | | - | establishment which provides assurance that each deficiency will 207 |
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| 317 | | - | be corrected within 4590 days after the division provided the 208 |
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| 318 | | - | public lodging establishment with notice of its violation. For a 209 |
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| 319 | | - | second or subsequent violation of the section committed on or 210 |
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| 320 | | - | after July 1, 2023, the division may not provide a correction 211 |
|---|
| 321 | | - | period to a public lodging establishment and must impose the 212 |
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| 322 | | - | applicable administrative fines. 213 |
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| 323 | | - | Section 4. Paragraphs (c) a nd (d) of subsection (2) and 214 |
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| 324 | | - | paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 409.1678, Florida 215 |
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| 325 | | - | Statutes, are amended to read: 216 |
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| 326 | | - | 409.1678 Specialized residential options for children who 217 |
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| 327 | | - | are victims of commercial sexual exploitation. — 218 |
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| 328 | | - | (2) CERTIFICATION OF SAFE HOUSES AND SAFE FOSTER HOMES. — 219 |
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| 329 | | - | (c) To be certified, a safe house must hold a license as a 220 |
|---|
| 330 | | - | residential child-caring agency, as defined in s. 409.175, and a 221 |
|---|
| 331 | | - | safe foster home must hold a license as a family foster home, as 222 |
|---|
| 332 | | - | defined in s. 409.175. A safe hou se or safe foster home must 223 |
|---|
| 333 | | - | also: 224 |
|---|
| 334 | | - | 1. Use strength-based and trauma-informed approaches to 225 |
|---|
| 310 | + | 8. Substance abuse screening and, when necessary, access 201 |
|---|
| 311 | + | to treatment. 202 |
|---|
| 312 | + | 9. Planning services for the successful transition of each 203 |
|---|
| 313 | + | child back to the community. 204 |
|---|
| 314 | + | 10. Activities structured in a manner that provides child 205 |
|---|
| 315 | + | victims of commercial sexual exploitation with a full schedule. 206 |
|---|
| 316 | + | 11. Age-appropriate programming to educate children 207 |
|---|
| 317 | + | regarding the signs and dangers of commercial sexual 208 |
|---|
| 318 | + | exploitation and how to report commercial sexual exploitation. 209 |
|---|
| 319 | + | The department shall develop or approve such programming. 210 |
|---|
| 320 | + | (3) SERVICES WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER OR 211 |
|---|
| 321 | + | HOSPITAL.—Residential treatment centers licensed under s. 212 |
|---|
| 322 | + | 394.875, and hospitals licensed under chapter 395 that provide 213 |
|---|
| 323 | + | residential mental health treatment, shall provide specialized 214 |
|---|
| 324 | + | treatment for commercially sexually exploited children in the 215 |
|---|
| 325 | + | custody of the department who are placed in these facilities 216 |
|---|
| 326 | + | pursuant to s. 39.407(6), s. 394.4625, or s. 394.467. 217 |
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| 327 | + | (a) The specialized treatment must meet the requirements 218 |
|---|
| 328 | + | of subparagraphs (2)(c )1., 3., 6., and 8. 7., paragraph (2)(d), 219 |
|---|
| 329 | + | and the department's treatment standards adopted pursuant to 220 |
|---|
| 330 | + | this section. However, a residential treatment center or 221 |
|---|
| 331 | + | hospital may prioritize the delivery of certain services among 222 |
|---|
| 332 | + | those required under paragraph (2 )(d) to meet the specific 223 |
|---|
| 333 | + | treatment needs of the child. 224 |
|---|
| 334 | + | Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 225 |
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| 347 | | - | care, to the extent possible and appropriate. 226 |
|---|
| 348 | | - | 2. Serve exclusively one sex. 227 |
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| 349 | | - | 3. Group child victims of commercial sexual exploitation 228 |
|---|
| 350 | | - | by age or maturity level. 229 |
|---|
| 351 | | - | 4. Care for child victims of commercial sexual 230 |
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| 352 | | - | exploitation in a manner that separates those children from 231 |
|---|
| 353 | | - | children with other needs. Safe houses and safe foster homes may 232 |
|---|
| 354 | | - | care for other populations if the children who have not 233 |
|---|
| 355 | | - | experienced commercial sexu al exploitation do not interact with 234 |
|---|
| 356 | | - | children who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation. 235 |
|---|
| 357 | | - | 5. Have awake staff members on duty 24 hours a day, if a 236 |
|---|
| 358 | | - | safe house. 237 |
|---|
| 359 | | - | 6.a. If a safe house or safe foster home, provide 238 |
|---|
| 360 | | - | appropriate security through facil ity design, hardware, 239 |
|---|
| 361 | | - | technology, staffing, and siting, including, but not limited to, 240 |
|---|
| 362 | | - | external video monitoring or door exit alarms, a high staff -to-241 |
|---|
| 363 | | - | client ratio, or being situated in a remote location that is 242 |
|---|
| 364 | | - | isolated from major transportation centers an d common 243 |
|---|
| 365 | | - | trafficking areas. 244 |
|---|
| 366 | | - | b. If a safe house, provide appropriate security that 245 |
|---|
| 367 | | - | includes, at a minimum, the detection of possible trafficking 246 |
|---|
| 368 | | - | activity around the facility, an emergency response to search 247 |
|---|
| 369 | | - | for absent or missing children, and coordination with law 248 |
|---|
| 370 | | - | enforcement through either: 249 |
|---|
| 371 | | - | (I) At least one individual who is an employee or 250 |
|---|
| 347 | + | 409.175, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 226 |
|---|
| 348 | + | 409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential 227 |
|---|
| 349 | + | child-caring agencies, and child -placing agencies; public 228 |
|---|
| 350 | + | records exemption.— 229 |
|---|
| 351 | + | (5) The department shall adopt and amend rules for the 230 |
|---|
| 352 | + | levels of licensed care associated with the licensure of family 231 |
|---|
| 353 | + | foster homes, residential child -caring agencies, and child -232 |
|---|
| 354 | + | placing agencies. The rules may inclu de criteria to approve 233 |
|---|
| 355 | + | waivers to licensing requirements when applying for a child -234 |
|---|
| 356 | + | specific license. 235 |
|---|
| 357 | + | (b) The requirements for licensure and operation of family 236 |
|---|
| 358 | + | foster homes, residential child -caring agencies, and child -237 |
|---|
| 359 | + | placing agencies shall include: 238 |
|---|
| 360 | + | 1. The operation, conduct, and maintenance of these homes 239 |
|---|
| 361 | + | and agencies and the responsibility which they assume for 240 |
|---|
| 362 | + | children served and the evidence of need for that service. 241 |
|---|
| 363 | + | 2. The provision of food, clothing, educational 242 |
|---|
| 364 | + | opportunities, services, equipme nt, and individual supplies to 243 |
|---|
| 365 | + | assure the healthy physical, emotional, and mental development 244 |
|---|
| 366 | + | of the children served. 245 |
|---|
| 367 | + | 3. The appropriateness, safety, cleanliness, and general 246 |
|---|
| 368 | + | adequacy of the premises, including fire prevention and health 247 |
|---|
| 369 | + | standards, to provide for the physical comfort, care, and well -248 |
|---|
| 370 | + | being of the children served. 249 |
|---|
| 371 | + | 4. The ratio of staff to children required to provide 250 |
|---|
| 384 | | - | contractor of the safe house who has law enforcement, 251 |
|---|
| 385 | | - | investigative, or other similar training, as established by rule 252 |
|---|
| 386 | | - | by the department; or 253 |
|---|
| 387 | | - | (II) A memorandum of understanding or a contract with a 254 |
|---|
| 388 | | - | law enforcement agency for these functions. 255 |
|---|
| 389 | | - | 7. If a safe house, conspicuously place signs on the 256 |
|---|
| 390 | | - | premises to warn children of the dangers of human trafficking 257 |
|---|
| 391 | | - | and to encourage the reporting of individuals observed 258 |
|---|
| 392 | | - | attempting to engage in human trafficking activity. The signs 259 |
|---|
| 393 | | - | must advise children to report concerns to the local law 260 |
|---|
| 394 | | - | enforcement agency or the Department of Law Enforcement, 261 |
|---|
| 395 | | - | specifying the appropriate telephone numbers used for such 262 |
|---|
| 396 | | - | reports. The department sh all specify, at a minimum, the content 263 |
|---|
| 397 | | - | of the signs by rule. 264 |
|---|
| 398 | | - | 8.7. Meet other criteria established by department rule, 265 |
|---|
| 399 | | - | which may include, but are not limited to, personnel 266 |
|---|
| 400 | | - | qualifications, staffing ratios, and types of services offered. 267 |
|---|
| 401 | | - | (d) Safe houses and safe foster homes shall provide 268 |
|---|
| 402 | | - | services tailored to the needs of child victims of commercial 269 |
|---|
| 403 | | - | sexual exploitation and shall conduct a comprehensive assessment 270 |
|---|
| 404 | | - | of the service needs of each resident. In addition to the 271 |
|---|
| 405 | | - | services required to be provided by residential child caring 272 |
|---|
| 406 | | - | agencies and family foster homes, safe houses and safe foster 273 |
|---|
| 407 | | - | homes must provide, arrange for, or coordinate, at a minimum, 274 |
|---|
| 408 | | - | the following services: 275 |
|---|
| 384 | + | adequate care and supervision of the children served and, in the 251 |
|---|
| 385 | + | case of family foster homes, the maximum number of childre n in 252 |
|---|
| 386 | + | the home. 253 |
|---|
| 387 | + | 5. The good moral character based upon screening, 254 |
|---|
| 388 | + | education, training, and experience requirements for personnel 255 |
|---|
| 389 | + | and family foster homes. 256 |
|---|
| 390 | + | 6. The department may grant exemptions from 257 |
|---|
| 391 | + | disqualification from working with children or the 258 |
|---|
| 392 | + | developmentally disabled as provided in s. 435.07. 259 |
|---|
| 393 | + | 7. The provision of preservice and inservice training for 260 |
|---|
| 394 | + | all foster parents and agency staff. 261 |
|---|
| 395 | + | 8. Satisfactory evidence of financial ability to provide 262 |
|---|
| 396 | + | care for the children in compliance with licensing re quirements. 263 |
|---|
| 397 | + | 9. The maintenance by the agency of records pertaining to 264 |
|---|
| 398 | + | admission, progress, health, and discharge of children served, 265 |
|---|
| 399 | + | including written case plans and reports to the department. 266 |
|---|
| 400 | + | 10. The provision for parental involvement to encourage 267 |
|---|
| 401 | + | preservation and strengthening of a child's relationship with 268 |
|---|
| 402 | + | the family. 269 |
|---|
| 403 | + | 11. The transportation safety of children served. 270 |
|---|
| 404 | + | 12. The provisions for safeguarding the cultural, 271 |
|---|
| 405 | + | religious, and ethnic values of a child. 272 |
|---|
| 406 | + | 13. Provisions to safeguard the legal rights of children 273 |
|---|
| 407 | + | served. 274 |
|---|
| 408 | + | 14. Requiring signs to be conspicuously placed on the 275 |
|---|
| 421 | | - | 1. Victim-witness counseling. 276 |
|---|
| 422 | | - | 2. Family counseling. 277 |
|---|
| 423 | | - | 3. Behavioral health c are. 278 |
|---|
| 424 | | - | 4. Treatment and intervention for sexual assault. 279 |
|---|
| 425 | | - | 5. Education tailored to the child's individual needs, 280 |
|---|
| 426 | | - | including remedial education if necessary. 281 |
|---|
| 427 | | - | 6. Life skills and workforce training. 282 |
|---|
| 428 | | - | 7. Mentoring by a survivor of commercial sexual 283 |
|---|
| 429 | | - | exploitation, if available and appropriate for the child. 284 |
|---|
| 430 | | - | 8. Substance abuse screening and, when necessary, access 285 |
|---|
| 431 | | - | to treatment. 286 |
|---|
| 432 | | - | 9. Planning services for the successful transition of each 287 |
|---|
| 433 | | - | child back to the community. 288 |
|---|
| 434 | | - | 10. Activities structured in a manner that provides child 289 |
|---|
| 435 | | - | victims of commercial sexual exploitation with a full schedule. 290 |
|---|
| 436 | | - | 11. Age-appropriate programming to educate children 291 |
|---|
| 437 | | - | regarding the signs and dangers of commercial sexual 292 |
|---|
| 438 | | - | exploitation and how to report commercial sexual exploitation. 293 |
|---|
| 439 | | - | The department shall develop or approve such programming. 294 |
|---|
| 440 | | - | (3) SERVICES WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER OR 295 |
|---|
| 441 | | - | HOSPITAL.—Residential treatment centers licensed under s. 296 |
|---|
| 442 | | - | 394.875, and hospitals licensed under chapter 395 that provide 297 |
|---|
| 443 | | - | residential mental heal th treatment, shall provide specialized 298 |
|---|
| 444 | | - | treatment for commercially sexually exploited children in the 299 |
|---|
| 445 | | - | custody of the department who are placed in these facilities 300 |
|---|
| 421 | + | premises of facilities maintained by child -caring agencies to 276 |
|---|
| 422 | + | warn children of the dangers of human trafficking and to 277 |
|---|
| 423 | + | encourage the reporting of individuals observed attemp ting to 278 |
|---|
| 424 | + | engage in human trafficking activity. The signs must advise 279 |
|---|
| 425 | + | children to report concerns to the local law enforcement agency 280 |
|---|
| 426 | + | or the Department of Law Enforcement, specifying the appropriate 281 |
|---|
| 427 | + | telephone numbers used for such reports. The department sha ll 282 |
|---|
| 428 | + | specify, at a minimum, the content of the signs by rule. 283 |
|---|
| 429 | + | Section 5. Subsections (3) and (5) of section 787.29, 284 |
|---|
| 430 | + | Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (4) of that 285 |
|---|
| 431 | + | section is republished, to read: 286 |
|---|
| 432 | + | 787.29 Human trafficking public awareness sig ns.— 287 |
|---|
| 433 | + | (3)(a) The employer at each of the following 288 |
|---|
| 434 | + | establishments shall display a public awareness sign developed 289 |
|---|
| 435 | + | under subsection (4) in a conspicuous location that is clearly 290 |
|---|
| 436 | + | visible to the public and employees of the establishment: 291 |
|---|
| 437 | + | 1.(a) A strip club or other adult entertainment 292 |
|---|
| 438 | + | establishment. 293 |
|---|
| 439 | + | 2.(b) A business or establishment that offers massage or 294 |
|---|
| 440 | + | bodywork services for compensation that is not owned by a health 295 |
|---|
| 441 | + | care practitioner regulated pursuant to chapter 456 and defined 296 |
|---|
| 442 | + | in s. 456.001. 297 |
|---|
| 443 | + | (b) The county commission may adopt an ordinance to 298 |
|---|
| 444 | + | enforce this subsection. A violation of this subsection is a 299 |
|---|
| 445 | + | noncriminal violation and punishable by a fine only as provided 300 |
|---|
| 458 | | - | pursuant to s. 39.407(6), s. 394.4625, or s. 394.467. 301 |
|---|
| 459 | | - | (a) The specialized treatment must me et the requirements 302 |
|---|
| 460 | | - | of subparagraphs (2)(c)1., 3., 6., and 8. 7., paragraph (2)(d), 303 |
|---|
| 461 | | - | and the department's treatment standards adopted pursuant to 304 |
|---|
| 462 | | - | this section. However, a residential treatment center or 305 |
|---|
| 463 | | - | hospital may prioritize the delivery of certain servic es among 306 |
|---|
| 464 | | - | those required under paragraph (2)(d) to meet the specific 307 |
|---|
| 465 | | - | treatment needs of the child. 308 |
|---|
| 466 | | - | Section 5. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 309 |
|---|
| 467 | | - | 409.175, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 310 |
|---|
| 468 | | - | 409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residenti al 311 |
|---|
| 469 | | - | child-caring agencies, and child -placing agencies; public 312 |
|---|
| 470 | | - | records exemption.— 313 |
|---|
| 471 | | - | (5) The department shall adopt and amend rules for the 314 |
|---|
| 472 | | - | levels of licensed care associated with the licensure of family 315 |
|---|
| 473 | | - | foster homes, residential child -caring agencies, and c hild-316 |
|---|
| 474 | | - | placing agencies. The rules may include criteria to approve 317 |
|---|
| 475 | | - | waivers to licensing requirements when applying for a child -318 |
|---|
| 476 | | - | specific license. 319 |
|---|
| 477 | | - | (b) The requirements for licensure and operation of family 320 |
|---|
| 478 | | - | foster homes, residential child -caring agencies, and child-321 |
|---|
| 479 | | - | placing agencies shall include: 322 |
|---|
| 480 | | - | 1. The operation, conduct, and maintenance of these homes 323 |
|---|
| 481 | | - | and agencies and the responsibility which they assume for 324 |
|---|
| 482 | | - | children served and the evidence of need for that service. 325 |
|---|
| 458 | + | in s. 775.083. 301 |
|---|
| 459 | + | (4) The required public awareness sign must be at leas t 302 |
|---|
| 460 | + | 8.5 inches by 11 inches in size, must be printed in at least a 303 |
|---|
| 461 | + | 16-point type, and must state substantially the following in 304 |
|---|
| 462 | + | English and Spanish: 305 |
|---|
| 463 | + | 306 |
|---|
| 464 | + | "If you or someone you know is being forced to engage 307 |
|---|
| 465 | + | in an activity and cannot leave —whether it is 308 |
|---|
| 466 | + | prostitution, housework, farm work, factory work, 309 |
|---|
| 467 | + | retail work, restaurant work, or any other activity —310 |
|---|
| 468 | + | call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 311 |
|---|
| 469 | + | 1-888-373-7888 or text INFO or HELP to 233 -733 to 312 |
|---|
| 470 | + | access help and services. Victims of slavery and human 313 |
|---|
| 471 | + | trafficking are protected under United States and 314 |
|---|
| 472 | + | Florida law." 315 |
|---|
| 473 | + | 316 |
|---|
| 474 | + | (5) The county commission may adopt an ordinance to 317 |
|---|
| 475 | + | enforce subsection (3). A violation of subsection (3) is a 318 |
|---|
| 476 | + | noncriminal violation and punishable by a fine only as provided 319 |
|---|
| 477 | + | in s. 775.083. 320 |
|---|
| 478 | + | Section 6. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the sum of 321 |
|---|
| 479 | + | $75,000 in recurring funds from the Administrative Trust Fund 322 |
|---|
| 480 | + | within the Department of Children and Families and $388,000 in 323 |
|---|
| 481 | + | nonrecurring funds from the Administrative Trust Fund are 324 |
|---|
| 482 | + | appropriated to the Department of Children and Families for 325 |
|---|
| 495 | | - | 2. The provision of food, clothing, ed ucational 326 |
|---|
| 496 | | - | opportunities, services, equipment, and individual supplies to 327 |
|---|
| 497 | | - | assure the healthy physical, emotional, and mental development 328 |
|---|
| 498 | | - | of the children served. 329 |
|---|
| 499 | | - | 3. The appropriateness, safety, cleanliness, and general 330 |
|---|
| 500 | | - | adequacy of the premises, including f ire prevention and health 331 |
|---|
| 501 | | - | standards, to provide for the physical comfort, care, and well -332 |
|---|
| 502 | | - | being of the children served. 333 |
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| 503 | | - | 4. The ratio of staff to children required to provide 334 |
|---|
| 504 | | - | adequate care and supervision of the children served and, in the 335 |
|---|
| 505 | | - | case of family foster homes, the maximum number of children in 336 |
|---|
| 506 | | - | the home. 337 |
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| 507 | | - | 5. The good moral character based upon screening, 338 |
|---|
| 508 | | - | education, training, and experience requirements for personnel 339 |
|---|
| 509 | | - | and family foster homes. 340 |
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| 510 | | - | 6. The department may grant exemptions from 341 |
|---|
| 511 | | - | disqualification from working with children or the 342 |
|---|
| 512 | | - | developmentally disabled as provided in s. 435.07. 343 |
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| 513 | | - | 7. The provision of preservice and inservice training for 344 |
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| 514 | | - | all foster parents and agency staff. 345 |
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| 515 | | - | 8. Satisfactory evidence of financial ability to provide 346 |
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| 516 | | - | care for the children in compliance with licensing requirements. 347 |
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| 517 | | - | 9. The maintenance by the agency of records pertaining to 348 |
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| 518 | | - | admission, progress, health, and discharge of children served, 349 |
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| 519 | | - | including written case plans and reports to the department. 350 |
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| 532 | | - | 10. The provision for parental involvement to encourage 351 |
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| 533 | | - | preservation and strengthening of a child's relationship with 352 |
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| 534 | | - | the family. 353 |
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| 535 | | - | 11. The transportation safety of children served. 354 |
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| 536 | | - | 12. The provisions for safeguarding the cultural, 355 |
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| 537 | | - | religious, and ethnic values of a child . 356 |
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| 538 | | - | 13. Provisions to safeguard the legal rights of children 357 |
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| 539 | | - | served. 358 |
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| 540 | | - | 14. Requiring signs to be conspicuously placed on the 359 |
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| 541 | | - | premises of facilities maintained by child -caring agencies to 360 |
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| 542 | | - | warn children of the dangers of human trafficking and to 361 |
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| 543 | | - | encourage the reporting of individuals observed attempting to 362 |
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| 544 | | - | engage in human trafficking activity. The signs must advise 363 |
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| 545 | | - | children to report concerns to the local law enforcement agency 364 |
|---|
| 546 | | - | or the Department of Law Enforcement, specifying the appropriate 365 |
|---|
| 547 | | - | telephone numbers used for such reports. The department shall 366 |
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| 548 | | - | specify, at a minimum, the content of the signs by rule. 367 |
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| 549 | | - | Section 6. Subsections (3) and (5) of section 787.29, 368 |
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| 550 | | - | Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (4) of that 369 |
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| 551 | | - | section is republished, to read: 370 |
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| 552 | | - | 787.29 Human trafficking public awareness signs. — 371 |
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| 553 | | - | (3)(a) The employer at each of the following 372 |
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| 554 | | - | establishments shall display a public awareness sign developed 373 |
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| 555 | | - | under subsection (4) in a conspicuous location that is clearly 374 |
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| 556 | | - | visible to the public and employees of the establishment: 375 |
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| 569 | | - | 1.(a) A strip club or other adult entertainment 376 |
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| 570 | | - | establishment. 377 |
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| 571 | | - | 2.(b) A business or establishment that offers massage or 378 |
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| 572 | | - | bodywork services for compensation that is not owned by a health 379 |
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| 573 | | - | care practitioner regulated pursuant to chapt er 456 and defined 380 |
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| 574 | | - | in s. 456.001. 381 |
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| 575 | | - | (b) The county commission may adopt an ordinance to 382 |
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| 576 | | - | enforce this subsection. A violation of this subsection is a 383 |
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| 577 | | - | noncriminal violation and punishable by a fine only as provided 384 |
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| 578 | | - | in s. 775.083. 385 |
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| 579 | | - | (4) The required public aw areness sign must be at least 386 |
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| 580 | | - | 8.5 inches by 11 inches in size, must be printed in at least a 387 |
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| 581 | | - | 16-point type, and must state substantially the following in 388 |
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| 582 | | - | English and Spanish: 389 |
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| 583 | | - | 390 |
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| 584 | | - | "If you or someone you know is being forced to engage 391 |
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| 585 | | - | in an activity and cannot leave—whether it is 392 |
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| 586 | | - | prostitution, housework, farm work, factory work, 393 |
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| 587 | | - | retail work, restaurant work, or any other activity —394 |
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| 588 | | - | call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 395 |
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| 589 | | - | 1-888-373-7888 or text INFO or HELP to 233 -733 to 396 |
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| 590 | | - | access help and services. Vic tims of slavery and human 397 |
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| 591 | | - | trafficking are protected under United States and 398 |
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| 592 | | - | Florida law." 399 |
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| 606 | | - | (5) The county commission may adopt an ordinance to 401 |
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| 607 | | - | enforce subsection (3). A violation of subsection (3) is a 402 |
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| 608 | | - | noncriminal violation and punishable by a fine only as provided 403 |
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| 609 | | - | in s. 775.083. 404 |
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| 610 | | - | Section 7. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the sum of 405 |
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| 611 | | - | $75,000 in recurring funds from the Administrative Trust Fund 406 |
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| 612 | | - | within the Department of Children and Families and $388,000 in 407 |
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| 613 | | - | nonrecurring funds from the Administrative Trus t Fund are 408 |
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| 614 | | - | appropriated to the Department of Children and Families for 409 |
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| 615 | | - | technology enhancements to implement this act. 410 |
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| 616 | | - | Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 411 |
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| 495 | + | technology enhancements to implement this act. 326 |
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| 496 | + | Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 327 |
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