Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1331: Child Welfare
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires certain organizations & agencies to provide employees with annual training approved by DCF relating to protection of children from abuse & neglect; provides requirements for such training; requires DCF to create process to approve qualified accrediting organizations; requiring such organization maintain certain records; requires DCF review status of accredited child safety organizations at certain intervals; requires DCF to collect & analyze certain reports of abuse which are reported from or occurred at child-serving organization; requires OIR to approve rating plans for employer's liability insurance which provide premium discount to certain child-serving organizations; provides requirements for such plans; requires OPPAGA to conduct study on affordability & availability of liability coverage for child-serving organizations; requires office to provide certain report to Legislature by certain date.
What the bill says
An act relating to child welfare; amending s. 39.01, F.S.; defining the terms "accredited child safety organization" and "child-serving organization"; revising the definition of the term "institutional child abuse or neglect"; creating s. 39.0151, F.S.; requiring certain organizations and agencies to provide employees with annual training approved by the Department of Children and Families relating to the protection of children from abuse and neglect; providing requirements for such training…
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
An act relating to child welfare; amending s. 39.01, F.S.; defining the terms "accredited child safety organization" and "child-serving organization"; revising the definition of the term "institutional child abuse or neglect"; creating s. 39.0151, F.S.; requiring certain organizations and agencies to provide employees with annual training approved by the Department of Children and Families relating to the protection of children from abuse and neglect; providing requirements for such training; requiring the department to create a process to recognize and approve qualified accrediting organizations for a specified purpose; providing requirements for qualified accrediting organizations to be approved by the department; requiring approved qualified accrediting organizations to maintain certain records and submit such records annually to the department; requiring the department to review the status of each qualified accrediting organization at certain intervals; authorizing the department to revoke its recognition and approval of a qualified accrediting organization for good cause; requiring the department to review the status of accredited child safety organizations at certain intervals; authorizing the HB 1331 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb1331-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES department to renew or revoke the accreditation or certification of an accredited child safety organization; amending s. 39.101, F.S.; requiring the department to collect and analyze certain reports of abuse which are reported from or occurred at a …
Sponsors
- Yarkosky, Taylor (R, HD-025) · primary sponsor
- Yarkosky (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Salzman, Michelle (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Salzman (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Partington, Bill (R, HD-028)
- Partington (R, 28)
Latest actions
- : Died in Human Services Subcommittee
- : Now in Human Services Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- : Referred to Budget Committee
- : Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H1331?
- H1331 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Child Welfare.
- What does H1331 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to child welfare; amending s. 39.01, F.S.; defining the terms "accredited child safety organization" and "child-serving organization"; revising the definition of the term "institutional child abuse or neglect"; creating s. 39.0151, F.S.; requiring certain organizations and agencies to provide employees with annual training approved by the Department of Children and Families relating to the protection of children from abuse and neglect; providing requirements for such training…
- What is the status of H1331?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Human Services Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1331?
- Yarkosky, Taylor (R, HD-025), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1331?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1331
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