Florida Statutes Part V - Community-based Child Welfare (Ss. 409.986-409.997)

• 409.986 - Legislative Findings And Intent; Child Protection And Child Welfare Outcomes; Definitions.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.—(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Children and Families provide child protection and child welfare services to...
• 409.987 - Lead Agency Procurement.
  (1) Community-based care lead agencies shall be procured by the department through a competitive process as required under chapter 287.(2) The department shall produce a schedule for...
• 409.988 - Lead Agency Duties; General Provisions.
  (1) DUTIES.—A lead agency:(a) Shall serve all children referred as a result of a report of abuse, neglect, or abandonment to the department’s central abuse hotline, including,...
• 409.990 - Funding For Lead Agencies.
  A contract established between the department and a lead agency must be funded by a grant of general revenue, other applicable state funds, or applicable...
• 409.991 - Allocation Of Funds For Community-based Care Lead Agencies.
  (1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Core services funds” means all funds allocated to community-based care lead agencies operating under contract with the department pursuant...
• 409.992 - Lead Agency Expenditures.
  (1) The procurement of commodities or contractual services by lead agencies shall be governed by the financial guidelines developed by the department and must comply with...
• 409.993 - Lead Agencies And Subcontractor Liability.
  (1) FINDINGS.—(a) The Legislature finds that the state has traditionally provided foster care services to children who are the responsibility of the state. As such, foster children...
• 409.994 - Community-based Care Lead Agencies; Receivership.
  (1) The Department of Children and Families may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a receiver for a community-based care lead agency...
• 409.996 - Duties Of The Department Of Children And Families.
  The department shall contract for the delivery, administration, or management of care for children in the child protection and child welfare system. In doing so,...
• 409.997 - Child Welfare Results-oriented Accountability Program.
  (1) The department, the community-based care lead agencies, and the lead agencies’ subcontractors share the responsibility for achieving the outcome goals specified in s. 409.986(2).(2) The department...

Last modified: September 23, 2016