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Licensure of Family Foster Homes

It became law on May 22, 2025.

FL HB 989 · House Bill · 2025

Stage
Became law
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House
Sponsors
+5
Latest action
May 22, 2025

What it does

Licensure of Family Foster Homes ; Requires DCF to adopt rules to streamline licensure application process for licensed foster parents who relocate within this state; requires such rules to include priority review of applications, expedited home studies & background checks, & recognition of prior foster parent training coursework.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    May 22, 2025

Where it goes next

Law in Florida. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.

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