The purpose and effect is to adopt rules for the Office of Adoption and Child Protection as required by Section 39.001, Florida Statutes.  

  • EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
    Office of Adoption and Child Protection

    Rule No.: RULE TITLE
    27F-1.008: Florida Child Abuse Prevention and Permanency Plan
    PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect is to adopt rules for the Office of Adoption and Child Protection as required by Section 39.001, Florida Statutes.
    SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The purpose and effect is to adopt rules for the Office of Adoption and Child Protection as required by Section 39.001, Florida Statutes.
    SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 39.001(11) FS.
    LAW IMPLEMENTED: 39.001 FS.
    IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
    Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 24 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Simonne Lawrence, (850)488-3494 or simonne.lawrence@eog.myflorida.com. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
    THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Simonne Lawrence, Assistant General Counsel, Executive Office of the Governor, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida, (850)488-3494 or simonne.lawrence@eog.myflorida.com

    THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

    27F-1.008 Florida Child Abuse Prevention and Permanency Plan.

    (1) The central focus of the Florida Child Abuse Prevention and Permanency Plan: July 2010 – June 2015 is to build resilience in all of Florida’s families and communities in order to equip them to better care for and nurture their children. It will serve as a blueprint that will be implemented to provide for the care, safety, and protection of all of Florida’s children in an environment that fosters healthy social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development.

    (2) Desired Population-Level Results of Plan Implementation.

    (a) Child Maltreatment Prevention – By 30 June 2015, the verified findings of child abuse rate will be reduced from the State Fiscal Year 2008-2009 statewide rate of 10.94 per 1,000 children.

    (b) Promotion of Adoption – By 30 June 2015, the percent of children adopted within 12 months of becoming legally free for adoption will increase from the State Fiscal Year 2008-2009 rate of 66.4 percent.

    (c) Promotion of Adoption By 30 June 2015, the percent of children legally free for adoption who have been waiting for adoption since the date of termination of parental rights (TPR) for more than 12 months will be reduced from the State Fiscal Year 2008-2009 rate of 92.9 percent.

    (d) Support of Adoptive Families – By 30 June 2015, the annual number of adopted children who are returned to foster care (regardless of when the adoption was finalized) will be reduced from the State Fiscal Year 2008-2009 number of 98.

     

    Strategy

    Objective

    Lead(s)

    Workgroups

    Prevention Strategy 1: Infuse the Five Protective Factors into Florida Systems that Serve Parents and Children. By 30 June 2015, Florida-based programs, supports and services will have intentionally incorporated the Five Protective Factors as a foundation for their work.

    CAN 1.1 Early Education and Care

    Agency for Workforce Innovation

     

     

    CAN 1.2 Home Visiting Programs

    Healthy Families Florida

    Home Visiting Protective Factors Workgroup

     

    CAN 1.3 Head Start Programs

    FL Head Start Collaboration Office and Florida Head Start Association

    Head Start Protective Factors Workgroup

     

    CAN 1.4 Medicaid Child Health Check-Up Program

    Agency for Health Care Administration

    Child Health Check-Up Protective Factors Workgroup

     

    CAN 1.5 Technical Assistance to Circuits

    Department of Children and Families

    Local Plan Family Strengthening Initiative Team

     

    CAN 1.6 Faith-Based and Community-Based Efforts

    Executive Office of the Governor

    Faith-Based and Community-Based Workgroup

    Prevention Strategy 2: Strengthen Florida Systems to Better Serve the Needs of Florida Families. By 30 June 2015, the State of Florida will have supported and built the capacity of Florida-based parenting and support programs and services to incorporate the Five Protective Factors as a foundation for their work and provide sustainable, accessible quality services for Florida families.

    CAN 2.1 Whole Child

    Lawton Chiles Foundation

    Whole Child Leadership Team

     

    CAN 2.2 Healthy Families Florida

    Department of Children and Families and Healthy Families Florida

    Healthy Families Florida Advisory Committee

     

    CAN 2.3 Healthy Start

    Department of Health and Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions

    Healthy Start Protective Factors Workgroup Healthy Start Parent Education Workgroup

    FIMR Workgroup

     

    CAN 2.4 Education Services for Parents/Caregivers of Newborns

    Department of Health and Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions

    Education Services for Parents/Caregivers of Newborns Leadership Team

    Prevention Strategy 3: Provide Information on Ways to Ensure that Children are Safe and Nurtured and Live in Stable Environments that Promote Well-being. By 30 June 2015, the State of Florida will have implemented statewide, public awareness and education campaigns that provided information to the general population on child development, positive parenting practices, community action that promotes and supports each of the Five Protective Factors, and ways to prevent child deaths.

    CAN 3.1 Public Awareness and Education

    Prevent Child Abuse Florida

     

     

    CAN 3.2 Evidence-Based Parenting Programs

    Department of Children and Families

    Evidence-Based Parenting Programs Workgroup

     

    CAN 3.3 Child Death Review

    Child Abuse Death Review Team and Department of Children and Families

    Child Abuse Death Review Team

    Prevention Strategy 4: Inform and Instruct Education Communities The Florida Cooperative Education Child Abuse Prevention Plan. By 30 June 2015, the State of Florida will have collaboratively worked through Florida’s educational communities to prevent and respond appropriately to child abuse, abandonment and neglect.

    CAN 4.1 Professional Development for School Personnel

    Department of Education and Cooperative Education Planning Team

    Cooperative Education Planning Team

     

    CAN 4.2 Resources for Parents of School Children

     

     

     

    CAN 4.3 Resource Awareness

     

     

     

    CAN 4.4 Multidisciplinary Curricula

    Cooperative Education Planning Team and Monique Burr Foundation

     

    Prevention Strategy 5: Inform and Instruct Law Enforcement Communities The Florida Cooperative Law Enforcement Child Abuse Prevention Plan. By 30 June 2015, the Cross Agency Memorandum of Understanding on Training with the embedded core learning objectives will be viable and working to promote cross agency prevention training in the law enforcement community.

    CAN 5.1 Law Enforcement Memorandum of Understanding Review Design

    Executive Office of the Governor and Cooperative Law Enforcement Planning Team

    Cooperative Law Enforcement Planning Team

     

    CAN 5.2 Law Enforcement Annual Reviews and Updates

    Cooperative Law Enforcement Planning Team

     

     

    CAN 5.3 Law Enforcement Future Plans

     

     

    Prevention Strategy 6: Monitor and Evaluate Plan Implementation. By 30 June 2015, leadership of plan implementation will have monitored and annually assessed the progress and effectiveness the plan-based initiatives.

    CAN 6.1 Instrumentation and Procedures Design

    Executive Office of the Governor

    Evaluation Design Team and Prevention Learning Community

     

    CAN 6.2 Progress Monitoring

     

     

     

     

    Overview of the Florida Promotion of Adoption Plan: July 2010 June 2015

    Strategy

    Objective

    Lead(s)

    Workgroups

    Promotion of Adoption Strategy 1: Infuse the Five Protective Factors into Florida Systems that Recruit Adoptive Parents. By 30 June 2015, Florida-based adoptive parent recruitment systems will have intentionally incorporated the Five Protective Factors as a part of the foundation for their work.

    PA 1.1 Local Recruitment Efforts

    Department of Children and Families and Community Based Care Lead Agencies

    Protective Factors and Permanency Workgroup

     

    PA 1.2 Parent Preparation and Training

    Department of Children and Families and Community Based Care Lead Agencies

     

    Promotion of Adoption Strategy 2: Strengthen Florida Systems to Better Recruit Families to Meet the Needs of Children and Youth Awaiting Adoption. By 30 June 2015, the State of Florida will have implemented systems and efforts to better target recruitment of families to meet the needs of children and youth awaiting public adoption.

    PA 2.1 Faith-Based and Community - Based Efforts

    Executive Office of the Governor

    Faith-Based and Community - Based Workgroup

     

    PA 2.2 Targeted and Child Specific Recruitment

    Department of Children and Families and Community Based Care Lead Agencies

     

     

    PA 2.3 Information and Support for Prospective Adoptive Parents

     

    Customer Service Protocol Workgroup

    Promotion of Adoption Strategy 3: Monitor and Evaluate Plan Implementation. By 30 June 2015, leadership of plan implementation will have monitored and annually assessed the progress and effectiveness the plan-based initiatives.

    PA 3.1 Instrumentation and Procedures Design

    Executive Office of the Governor

    Evaluation Design Team and Adoption Learning Community

     

    PA 3.2 Progress Monitoring

     

     

     

    PA 3.3 Annual Review and Assessment

     

     

     

     

    Overview of the Florida Support of Adoptive Families Plan: July 2010 June 2015

    Strategy

    Objective

    Lead(s)

    Workgroups

    Support of Adoptive Families Strategy 1: Strengthen Florida Service Systems to Better Support Adoptive Families to Meet the Needs of Their Adopted Children and Youth. By 30 June 2015, the State of Florida will have implemented post adoption services that provide for mental health, emotional, physical and other needs of adoptive families.

    SA 1.1 Information and Support for Adoptive Families

    Department of Children and Families and Community Based Care Lead Agencies

    Customer Service Protocol Workgroup

     

    SA 1.2 Adoption Competent Professionals

     

    Adoption Competency Advisory Committee

     

    SA 1.3 Post Adoption Services Counselors

     

     

    Support of Adoptive Families Strategy 2: Provide Information and Supports to Adoptive Families. By 30 June 2015, the State of Florida will have implemented post adoption services that provide for mental health, emotional, physical and other needs of adoptive families.

    SA 2.1 Adoption Support Groups

    Department of Children and Families and Community Based Care Lead Agencies

    Adoption Support Advisory Committee

     

    SA 2.2 Education Opportunities for Adoptive Parents

     

     

     

    SA 2.3 Faith-Based and Community-Based Efforts

    Executive Office of the Governor

    Faith-Based and Community-Based Workgroup

    Support of Adoptive Families Strategy 3: Monitor and Evaluate Plan Implementation. By 30 June 2015, the State of Florida will have provided information and supports to Florida adoptive families on ways to build competence in meeting the needs of their adopted children and youth.

    SA 3.1 Instrumentation and Procedures Design

    Executive Office of the Governor

    Evaluation Design Team and Adoption Learning Community

     

    SA 3.2 Progress Monitoring

     

     

     

    SA 3.3 Annual Review and Assessment

     

     

    Rulemaking Authority 39.001(11) FS. Law Implemented 39.001 FS. History–New________.

Document Information

Subject:
The purpose and effect is to adopt rules for the Office of Adoption and Child Protection as required by Section 39.001, Florida Statutes.
Purpose:
The purpose and effect is to adopt rules for the Office of Adoption and Child Protection as required by Section 39.001, Florida Statutes.
Rulemaking Authority:
39.001(11) FS.
Law:
39.001 FS.
Contact:
Simonne Lawrence, Assistant General Counsel, Executive Office of the Governor, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida, (850)488-3494 or simonne.lawrence@eog.myflorida.com
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27F-1.008. Florida Child Abuse Prevention and Permanency Plan