Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0819 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to Relative Caregiver Program 2
16	16	payments; amending s. 39.5085, F.S.; providing that 3
17	17	relatives and nonrelatives who have a child placed 4
18	18	with them in out-of-home care under the Relative 5
19	19	Caregiver Program may start receiving a monthly 6
20	20	payment at the time the child is placed in such out -7
21	21	of-home care, instead of starting when the child is 8
22	22	found to be dependent; providing that certain 9
23	23	relatives and nonrela tives who have a child placed 10
24	24	with them may start receiving monthly payments after a 11
25	25	specified time period; providing an effective date. 12
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27	27	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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29	29	Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of secti on 16
30	30	39.5085, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 17
31	31	39.5085 Relative Caregiver Program. — 18
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33	33	(d)1. Relatives or nonrelatives who have a child placed 20
34	34	with them in out-of-home care and who have obtained licensure as 21
35	35	a child-specific level I foster placeme nt, regardless of whether 22
36	36	a court has found the child to be dependent, shall receive a 23
37	37	monthly payment in accordance with s. 409.145(3) from the date 24
38	38	the child is placed in out -of-home care with his or her 25
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51	51	relatives or with nonrelatives until the child ach ieves 26
52	52	permanency as determined by the court pursuant to s. 39.621. 27
53	53	2. Relatives or nonrelatives who have a child who has been 28
54	54	found to be dependent placed with them in out -of-home care, 29
55	55	regardless of whether a court has found the child to be 30
56	56	dependent, shall receive a monthly payment at a rate equal to 31
57	57	the rate established in s. 409.145(3) for licensed foster 32
58	58	parents, regardless of whether the relatives or nonrelatives 33
59	59	have obtained a child -specific level I foster license, starting 34
60	60	from the date the child is found to be dependent or from the 35
61	61	date the child is placed with them in out -of-home care, 36
62	62	whichever is later, for a period of no more than 6 months or 37
63	63	until the child achieves permanency as determined by the court 38
64	64	pursuant to s. 39.621, whichever occur s first. 39
65	65	3. Relatives or nonrelatives who have a child who has been 40
66	66	found to be dependent placed with them in out -of-home care, 41
67	67	regardless of whether a court has found the child to be 42
68	68	dependent, and who have not obtained a child -specific level I 43
69	69	foster license within 1 month after 6 months from the date of 44
70	70	such placement shall receive a monthly payment in an amount 45
71	71	determined by department rule starting 1 month from 6 months 46
72	72	after the date the child is found to be dependent or from 6 47
73	73	months after the chil d is placed with them in out -of-home care, 48
74	74	whichever is later, until the relatives or nonrelatives obtain a 49
75	75	child-specific level I foster license or until the child 50
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88	88	achieves permanency as determined by the court pursuant to s. 51
89	89	39.621, whichever occurs firs t. The monthly payment amount paid 52
90	90	to relatives or nonrelatives pursuant to this subparagraph must 53
91	91	be less than the monthly payment amount provided to a 54
92	92	participant enrolled in the Guardianship Assistance Program 55
93	93	pursuant to s. 39.6225. 56
94	94	4. Relatives or nonrelatives who have a child placed in 57
95	95	their care by permanent guardianship pursuant to s. 39.6221, in 58
96	96	a permanent placement with a fit and willing relative pursuant 59
97	97	to s. 39.6231, or under former s. 39.622 if the placement was 60
98	98	made before July 1, 2006, an d who are not enrolled in the 61
99	99	Guardianship Assistance Program pursuant to s. 39.6225 shall 62
100	100	receive a monthly payment in an amount determined by department 63
101	101	rule which must be less than the monthly payment amount provided 64
102	102	to a participant enrolled in the Gua rdianship Assistance Program 65
103	103	under s. 39.6225. 66
104	104	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 67