SB 614 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Public Education of Background Screening Requirements

Summary

Public Education of Background Screening Requirements; Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Law Enforcement, in consultation with certain agencies, to develop and maintain a care provider background screening education and awareness webpage; providing requirements for resources provided on the webpage; requiring that specified agencies provide a link to the webpage on their respective websites and promote the inclusion of the link in certain media, etc.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Apr 28, 2025

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What changed between versions

S 614 Filed → S 614 c1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill shifts focus from expanding background screening exemptions for recreational enrichment programs to establishing a public education webpage for background screening requirements. The new version removes provisions about recreational enrichment programs and instead requires the Agency for Health Care Administration and Department of Law Enforcement to create an educational resource for care providers.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from regulating recreational enrichment programs to creating a public education webpage for background screening requirements.

DEFINITION

Removed definition of 'recreational enrichment program' and provisions exempting such programs from certain licensing requirements

REQUIREMENT

Removed requirement for a statewide background screening public awareness campaign involving multiple agencies

Added requirement for Agency for Health Care Administration to develop and maintain a publicly available webpage with background screening education and awareness resources

Added requirement for specified agencies to include a link to the webpage on their websites and promote it in job vacancy advertisements

TIMELINE

Added specific deadlines: webpage must be active by January 1, 2026, and reviewed/updated by October 1, 2026 and annually thereafter

STATUTE

Changed the statute being amended from s. 409.175 (child care facility licensing) to s. 435.12 (Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse)

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Committee

Apr 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0

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Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building

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Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

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Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

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Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building

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Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors