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United States — Florida
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The department and county supervisors must provide statistical and related information on written request, and may charge reimbursement subject to a 10-cent-per-name cap for certain name lists.
United States — Florida
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The Department of State must set minimum standards for nonpartisan voter education, county supervisors must carry them out, and supervisors of elections must report on their programs by December 15 of each general election year.
United States — Florida
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The county supervisor of elections must keep the applicant’s registration application and related substituted records, and may destroy originals only under an approved records schedule.
United States — Florida
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The department may contract with public or private entities, and children’s program personnel must be of good moral character and pass level 2 screening, with a narrow volunteer exception. Shelters used to place children must be licensed by the Department of Children and Families.
United States — Florida
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This section states the Legislature’s goals for child protection, juvenile justice, and family services, including prevention, intervention, and limited court involvement.
United States — Florida
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This section defines terms used in chapter 984, including child, adult, department, truancy petition, truant status offender, and voluntary family services.
United States — Florida
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The department handles nonjudicial voluntary family services for families in need of services, and the circuit court has exclusive jurisdiction over early truancy and child-in-need-of-services proceedings.
United States — Florida
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This section gives certain officials power to administer oaths, requires the court and clerk to maintain confidential case records, and limits who may inspect or receive them.
United States — Florida
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Children in covered services or contempt proceedings must have counsel at court appearances, with court appointment required unless specific waiver or nonindigency exceptions apply.
United States — Florida
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The department must create, publish, update, and distribute information guides and related materials about services for children and families, and certain agencies must post the guide on their websites.
United States — Florida
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The Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Children and Families must promote interagency cooperation and create comprehensive agreements to coordinate services for children locked out of the home and their families.
United States — Florida
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A child under court jurisdiction solely under this chapter may not be placed in detention care, a secure detention facility, or an adult jail or similar facility.
United States — Florida
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The court may punish a child for contempt, but indirect contempt requires a show-cause order and hearing, and shelter placement is limited to specified conditions.
United States — Florida
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The department or its authorized agent must handle intake, check whether reports are complete, return incomplete reports for more information, tell parents or guardians what services and responsibilities apply, and report suspected abandonment, abuse, or neglect to the central abuse hotline.
United States — Florida
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The department or its authorized agent must provide voluntary family services, and parents or guardians must agree to them. Some children may be eligible only under listed conditions, and the department must notify the Department of Children and Families if a referral is declined.
United States — Florida
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This section sets out how a case staffing meeting is requested, who must be invited, what the committee must do, and when reports and meetings are due.
United States — Florida
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This section lets certain officials take a child into custody in specified situations and requires the person taking the child into custody to release, deliver, or report as directed.
United States — Florida
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Temporary voluntary shelter services must provide a safe, supervised environment and help children with referrals, education, and counseling. If a child is a runaway or a parent/guardian/custodian is unavailable, the shelter must try to contact them right away and, if they still cannot be found within 24 hours, contact
United States — Florida
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This section sets who may file a petition for a child in need of services and what the petition must include.
United States — Florida
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This section lets a superintendent seek early truancy intervention after certain absence thresholds are met, and it requires court hearings, attendance, possible services, and follow-up.