Senate Bill 1136 (2020) — Children’s services councils
SB 1136
Florida Bills
Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1136 By Senator Brandes 24-01635-20 20201136__ Page 1 of 4 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to children’s services councils; 2 amending s. 125.901, F.S.; expanding requirements for 3 annual reports required to be submitted by councils on 4 children’s services to the respective governing body 5 of the county; revising financial reporting 6 requirements for such councils; providing an effective 7 date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11
Section 1. Paragraph (
b) of subsection (2) and paragraph 12 (
f) of subsection (3) of
section 125.901, Florida Statutes, are 13 amended to read: 14 125.901 Children’s services; independent special district; 15 council; powers, duties, and functions; public records 16 exemption.— 17 (2) 18 (
b) Each council on children’s services shall: 19 1. Immediately after the members are appointed, elect a 20 chair and a vice chair from among its members, and elect other 21 officers as deemed necessary by the council. 22 2. Immediately after the members are appointed and officers 23 are elected, identify and assess the needs of the children in 24 the county served by the council and submit to the governing 25 body of each county a written description of: 26 a. The activities, services, and opportunities that will be 27 provided to children. 28 b. The anticipated
schedule for providing those activities, 29 Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1136 24-01635-20 20201136__ Page 2 of 4 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. services, and opportunities. 30 c. The manner in which children will be served, including a 31 description of arrangements and agreements which will be made 32 with community organizations, state and local educational 33 agencies, federal agencies, public assistance agencies, the 34 juvenile courts, foster care agencies, and other applicable 35 public and private agencies and organizations. 36 d.
The special outreach efforts that will be undertaken to 37 provide services to at-risk, abused, or neglected children. 38 e. The manner in which the council will seek and provide 39 funding for unmet needs. 40 f. The strategy which will be used for interagency 41 coordination to maximize existing human and fiscal resources. 42 3. Provide training and orientation to all new members 43 sufficient to allow them to perform their duties. 44 4.
Make and adopt bylaws and rules and regulations for the 45 council’s guidance, operation, governance, and maintenance, 46 provided such rules and regulations are not inconsistent with 47 federal or state laws or county ordinances. 48 5. Provide an annual written report, to be presented no 49 later than January 1, to the governing body of the county. The 50 annual report shall contain, but not be limited to, the 51 following information: 52 a. Information on the effectiveness of activities, 53 services, and programs offered by the council, including cost-54 effectiveness. 55 b.
A detailed anticipated budget for continuation of 56 activities, services, and programs offered by the council, and a 57 list of all sources of requested funding, both public and 58 Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1136 24-01635-20 20201136__ Page 3 of 4 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. private. 59 c. Procedures used for early identification of at-risk 60 children who need additional or continued services and methods 61 for ensuring that the additional or continued services are 62 received. 63 d.
A description of the degree to which the council’s 64 objectives and activities are consistent with the goals of this 65 section. 66 e. Detailed information on the various programs, services, 67 and activities available to participants and the degree to which 68 the programs, services, and activities have been successfully 69 used by children. 70 f.
Information on programs, services, and activities that 71 should be eliminated; programs, services, and activities that 72 should be continued; and programs, services, and activities that 73 should be added to the basic format of the children’s services 74 council. 75 g. Performance data describing the activities, services, 76 and programs offered by the council within the county, and must 77 include data from the year the council was created and as of 78 December 31 of the reporting year. The data must include the: 79 (
I) Percentage and total number of mothers who received or 80 are receiving prenatal care through programs sponsored or 81 supported by the council. 82 (II) Percentage of infants born with a low birth weight. 83 For purposes of this sub-subparagraph, the term “low birth 84 weight” means a birth weight of less than 2,500 grams. 85 (III) Total number of infants born with a low birth weight 86 whose mothers received or are receiving prenatal care through 87 Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1136 24-01635-20 20201136__ Page 4 of 4 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. programs sponsored or supported by the council. 88 (IV) Rate of infant deaths per 1,000 live births. 89 (
V) Percentage of children under the age of 18 living in 90 households whose income levels are below 100 percent of the 91 federal poverty level. 92 (VI) Rate of teen alcohol use. 93 (VII) Rate of teen drug use. 94 (VIII) Rate of juvenile arrests. 95 (IX) Rate of pregnancies among females under the age of 18. 96 (
X) Percentage of students who performed or are performing 97 at or above grade level on standardized tests. 98 (XI) High school graduation rates. 99 (3) 100 (
f) Within 10 days, exclusive of weekends and legal 101 holidays, after the expiration of each calendar month quarter 102 annual period, the council on children’s services shall cause to 103 be prepared and filed with the governing body of the county a 104 financial report which must shall include the following: 105 1. The itemized total expenditures of the council for the 106 calendar month quarter annual period. 107 2. The itemized total receipts of the council for during 108 the calendar month quarter annual period. 109 3.
A statement of the funds the council has on hand, has 110 invested, or has deposited with qualified public depositories at 111 the end of the calendar month quarter annual period. 112 4. The total administrative costs of the council for the 113 calendar month quarter annual period. 114