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    SB 7018: Child Welfare

    GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

    Child Welfare; Renaming the Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Pilot Program as the Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Program; requiring the department’s Office of Continuing Care to develop certain cohorts within specified regions, collaborate with certain organizations and recruit mentors and organizations, and provide eligible former foster youth with internship placement opportunities; requiring the Office of Continuing Care to develop trauma-informed training for mentors of certain former foster youth which meets certain requirements, etc.

    Effective Date: 7/1/2026

    Last Action: 2/26/2026 House - In Messages

    Bill Text [pdf]

    Current Bill Version Posted: 1/13/2026 10:47 AM


    • Committee Votes (2)

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      Date Version Committee Result
      2/4/2026 1:00 PM S 7018 Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
      2/12/2026 9:00 AM S 7018 Appropriations 18 Yeas - 0 Nays
    • Floor Votes (1)

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      Date Chamber Result
      2/26/2026 12:49 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays
    • Citations - Statute (3)

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      39.01 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
      409.1455 Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Pilot Program for foster youth and former foster youth. Page 3 (pdf)
      1004.615 Florida Institute for Child Welfare. Page 8 (pdf)
    • Bill History

      S = Senate, H = House

      1/5/2026 S • Submitted for consideration by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
      • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
      1/12/2026 S • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
      1/13/2026 S • Filed
      1/14/2026 S • Referred to Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
      • Introduced
      1/30/2026 S • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
      2/4/2026 S • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
      • Now in Appropriations
      2/9/2026 S • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
      2/12/2026 S • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
      2/13/2026 S • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
      2/23/2026 S • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
      2/26/2026 S • Read 2nd time
      • Read 3rd time
      • Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
      • Immediately certified
      2/26/2026 H • In Messages
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