Bill Text: FL S1326 | 2020 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Child Welfare
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Status: (Passed) 2020-07-01 - Chapter No. 2020-152 [S1326 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S1326-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Child Welfare
Spectrum:
Status: (Passed) 2020-07-01 - Chapter No. 2020-152 [S1326 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S1326-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2020 CS for SB 1326 By the Committee on Appropriations; and Senator Simpson 576-04302-20 20201326c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the Department of Children and 3 Families; amending s. 20.19, F.S.; revising duties and 4 membership of community alliances; requiring the 5 department to establish an Office of Quality; 6 providing duties of the office; requiring the office 7 to develop and submit a report to the Governor and the 8 Legislature annually by a specified date; authorizing 9 the department to adopt rules; amending s. 402.402, 10 F.S.; deleting obsolete language; requiring the 11 department to implement certain policies and programs; 12 expanding requirements for an annual report required 13 to be submitted by the department to the Governor and 14 the Legislature; requiring that attorneys contracted 15 with the department receive certain training; amending 16 s. 409.988, F.S.; requiring community-based care lead 17 agencies to identify an employee to serve as a liaison 18 with the community alliance and community-based and 19 faith-based organizations; requiring community-based 20 care lead agencies to ensure that appropriate lead 21 agency staff and subcontractors are informed of 22 specified services and assistance; amending s. 23 409.991, F.S.; defining the term “core services 24 funds”; requiring the department to develop a 25 methodology to identify and report the optimal level 26 of funding for community-based care lead agencies; 27 providing requirements for the allocation of core 28 services funds; requiring the Secretary of Children 29 and Families to submit a report to the Governor and 30 Legislature annually by a specified date; providing 31 requirements for such report; authorizing the 32 department to adopt rules; requiring certain funding 33 to be allocated based on the department’s methodology, 34 unless otherwise specified in the General 35 Appropriations Act; amending s. 409.996, F.S.; 36 deleting a provision requiring the department to 37 contract with the state attorney for certain services; 38 authorizing the department to contract for the 39 provision of children’s legal services; providing 40 requirements for contracted attorneys; requiring the 41 department and contracted attorneys to collaborate to 42 monitor program performance; requiring the department 43 to conduct annual program performance evaluations; 44 providing requirements for such evaluations; requiring 45 the department to annually publish a report; providing 46 requirements for such report; requiring the department 47 to annually submit such report to the Governor and 48 Legislature by a specified date; requiring the 49 department to develop a statewide accountability 50 system; requiring that such system be implemented by a 51 specified date; providing requirements for such 52 accountability system; requiring the department and 53 lead agencies to promote enhanced quality service 54 delivery; requiring the department to submit a report 55 to the Governor and the Legislature annually by a 56 specified date; authorizing the department to adopt 57 rules; requiring the department to implement pilot 58 projects to improve child welfare outcomes in 59 specified judicial circuits; requiring the department 60 to establish performance metrics and standards to 61 implement the pilot projects; requiring lead agencies 62 in specified judicial circuits to provide certain data 63 to the department each quarter; requiring the 64 department to review such data; authorizing the 65 department to advance incentive funding to certain 66 lead agencies that meet specified requirements; 67 requiring the department to include certain results in 68 a specified report; providing for future expiration; 69 amending s. 1004.615, F.S.; requiring the Florida 70 Institute for Child Welfare and the Florida State 71 University College of Social Work to design and 72 implement a child welfare practice curriculum; 73 requiring the institute to disseminate the curriculum 74 to certain state universities and colleges; requiring 75 the institute to contract with a person or entity by a 76 specified date to evaluate the curriculum and make 77 recommendations for improvement; requiring the college 78 to implement the curriculum during a specified school 79 year; requiring the institute, in collaboration with 80 specified entities and individuals, to design and 81 implement professional development curriculum for 82 child welfare professionals; providing requirements 83 for such curriculum; requiring that such curriculum be 84 available by a specified date; requiring the 85 department to approve the curriculum before 86 implementation; requiring the institute to establish a 87 consulting program; providing that specified 88 provisions are subject to an appropriation; requiring 89 the department, in collaboration with the institute, 90 to develop a proposal for a career ladder for child 91 protective investigations staff; providing 92 requirements for such career ladder; requiring the 93 department to submit a proposal for such career ladder 94 to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified 95 date; providing appropriations; providing a short 96 title; providing an effective date. 97 98 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 99 100 Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (5) of 101 section 20.19, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (7) 102 is added to that section, to read: 103 20.19 Department of Children and Families.—There is created 104 a Department of Children and Families. 105 (5) COMMUNITY ALLIANCES.— 106 (b) The duties of the community alliance include, but are 107 not limited to: 108 1. Joint planning for resource utilization in the 109 community, including resources appropriated to the department 110 and any funds that local funding sources choose to provide. 111 2. Needs assessment and establishment of community 112 priorities for service delivery. 113 3. Determining community outcome goals to supplement state 114 required outcomes. 115 4. Serving as a catalyst for community resource 116 development, including, but not limited to, identifying existing 117 programs and services delivered by and assistance available from 118 community-based organizations and faith-based organizations, and 119 encouraging the development and availability of such programs, 120 services, and assistance by such organizations. The community 121 alliance shall ensure that the community-based care lead agency 122 is aware of such programs, services, and assistance and work to 123 facilitate the lead agency’s appropriate use of these resources. 124 5. Providing for community education and advocacy on issues 125 related to delivery of services. 126 6. Promoting prevention and early intervention services. 127 (d) The initial membership of the community alliance in a 128 county, at a minimum, mustshallbe composed of the following: 129 1. A representative from the department. 130 2. A representative from county government. 131 3. A representative from the school district. 132 4. A representative from the county United Way. 133 5. A representative from the county sheriff’s office. 134 6. A representative from the circuit court corresponding to 135 the county. 136 7. A representative from the county children’s board, if 137 one exists. 138 8. A representative of a faith-based organization involved 139 in efforts to prevent child maltreatment, strengthen families, 140 or promote adoption. 141 (7) OFFICE OF QUALITY.—The department shall establish an 142 enterprise-wide Office of Quality to ensure that the department 143 and contracted service providers meet the highest levels of 144 performance standards. 145 (a) Duties of the office include, but are not limited to, 146 all of the following: 147 1. Identifying performance standards and metrics for 148 department programs and all other service providers, including, 149 but not limited to, behavioral health managing entities, 150 community-based care lead agencies, and attorney services. 151 2. Conducting ongoing quality assurance reviews of 152 department programs and contracted service providers on at least 153 a quarterly basis using cases randomly selected by the 154 department. 155 3. Strengthening the department’s data and analytic 156 capabilities to identify systemic strengths and deficiencies. 157 4. In consultation with the department’s program offices, 158 recommending unique and varied initiatives to correct 159 programmatic and systemic deficiencies. 160 5. Collaborating and engaging partners of the department to 161 improve service quality, efficiency, and effectiveness. 162 6. Reporting any persistent failure by the department or 163 contracted providers to meet performance standards and 164 recommending corrective actions to the secretary. 165 7. By each December 1, developing and submitting an annual 166 report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the 167 Speaker of the House of Representatives for the preceding fiscal 168 year which encompasses all legislatively mandated statewide 169 reports required to be issued by the department. 170 (b) The department may adopt rules to administer this 171 subsection. 172 Section 2. Section 402.402, Florida Statutes, is amended to 173 read: 174 402.402 Child protection and child welfare personnel; 175 attorneys employed by the department.— 176 (1) CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATION PROFESSIONAL STAFF 177 REQUIREMENTS.—The department is responsible for recruitment of 178 qualified professional staff to serve as child protective 179 investigators and child protective investigation supervisors. 180 The department shall make every effort to recruit and hire 181 persons qualified by their education and experience to perform 182 social work functions. The department’s efforts shall be guided 183 by the goal thatby July 1, 2019,at least half of all child 184 protective investigators and supervisors will have a bachelor’s 185 degree or a master’s degree in social work from a college or 186 university social work program accredited by the Council on 187 Social Work Education. The department, in collaboration with the 188 lead agencies, subcontracted provider organizations, the Florida 189 Institute for Child Welfare created pursuant to s. 1004.615, and 190 other partners in the child welfare system, shall develop a 191 protocol for screening candidates for child protective positions 192 which reflects the preferences specified in paragraphs (a)-(f). 193 The following persons shall be given preference in the 194 recruitment of qualified professional staff, but the preferences 195 serve only as guidance and do not limit the department’s 196 discretion to select the best available candidates: 197 (a) Individuals with baccalaureate degrees in social work 198 and child protective investigation supervisors with master’s 199 degrees in social work from a college or university social work 200 program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. 201 (b) Individuals with baccalaureate or master’s degrees in 202 psychology, sociology, counseling, special education, education, 203 human development, child development, family development, 204 marriage and family therapy, and nursing. 205 (c) Individuals with baccalaureate degrees who have a 206 combination of directly relevant work and volunteer experience, 207 preferably in a public service field related to children’s 208 services, demonstrating critical thinking skills, formal 209 assessment processes, communication skills, problem solving, and 210 empathy; a commitment to helping children and families; a 211 capacity to work as part of a team; an interest in continuous 212 development of skills and knowledge; and personal strength and 213 resilience to manage competing demands and handle workplace 214 stresses. 215 (2) SPECIALIZED TRAINING.—All child protective 216 investigators and child protective investigation supervisors 217 employed by the department or a sheriff’s office must complete 218 specialized training either focused on serving a specific 219 population, including, but not limited to, medically fragile 220 children, sexually exploited children, children under 3 years of 221 age, or families with a history of domestic violence, mental 222 illness, or substance abuse, or focused on performing certain 223 aspects of child protection practice, including, but not limited 224 to, investigation techniques and analysis of family dynamics. 225 The specialized training may be used to fulfill continuing 226 education requirements under s. 402.40(3)(e). Individualshired227before July 1, 2014, shall complete the specialized training by228June 30, 2016, and individualshired on or after July 1, 2014, 229 shall complete the specialized training within 2 years after 230 hire. An individual may receive specialized training in multiple 231 areas. 232 (3) STAFF SUPPORT.—The department shall implement policies 233 and programs that mitigate and prevent the impact of secondary 234 traumatic stress and burnout among child protective 235 investigations staff, including, but not limited to: 236 (a) Initiatives to encourage and inspire child protective 237 investigations staff, including recognizing their achievements 238 on a recognition wall within their unit. 239 (b) Formal procedures for providing support to child 240 protective investigations staff after a critical incident such 241 as a child fatality. 242 (c) Initial training upon appointment to a supervisory 243 position and annual continuing education for all supervisors on 244 how to prevent secondary traumatic stress and burnout among the 245 employees they supervise. 246 (d) Monitoring levels of secondary traumatic stress and 247 burnout among individual employees and intervening as needed. 248 The department shall closely monitor and respond to levels of 249 secondary traumatic stress and burnout among employees during 250 the first 2 years after hire. 251 (e) Ongoing training in self-care for all child protective 252 investigations staff. 253 254 Such programs may also include, but are not limited, to formal 255 peer counseling and support programs. 256 (4)(3)REPORT.—By each October 1, the department shall 257 submit a report on the educational qualifications, turnover, 258 professional advancement, and working conditions of the child 259 protective investigators and supervisors to the Governor, the 260 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 261 Representatives. 262 (5)(4)ATTORNEYS EMPLOYED BY OR CONTRACTING WITH THE 263 DEPARTMENT TO HANDLE CHILD WELFARE CASES.—Attorneys hired or 264 contracted with on or after July 1, 2014, whose primary 265 responsibility is representing the department in child welfare 266 cases shall, within the first 6 months of employment, receive 267 training in: 268 (a) The dependency court process, including the attorney’s 269 role in preparing and reviewing documents prepared for 270 dependency court for accuracy and completeness.;271 (b) Preparing and presenting child welfare cases, including 272 at least 1 week shadowing an experienced children’s legal 273 services attorney preparing and presenting cases.;274 (c) Safety assessment, safety decisionmaking tools, and 275 safety plans.;276 (d) Developing information presented by investigators and 277 case managers to support decisionmaking in the best interest of 278 children.; and279 (e) The experiences and techniques of case managers and 280 investigators, including shadowing an experienced child 281 protective investigator and an experienced case manager for at 282 least 8 hours. 283 Section 3. Paragraph (l) is added to subsection (1) of 284 section 409.988, Florida Statutes, to read: 285 409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions.— 286 (1) DUTIES.—A lead agency: 287 (l) Shall identify an employee to serve as a liaison with 288 the community alliance and community-based and faith-based 289 organizations interested in collaborating with the lead agency 290 or offering services or other assistance on a volunteer basis to 291 the children and families served by the lead agency. The lead 292 agency shall ensure that appropriate lead agency staff and 293 subcontractors, including, but not limited to, case managers, 294 are informed of the specific services or assistance available 295 from community-based and faith-based organizations. 296 Section 4. Section 409.991, Florida Statutes, is amended to 297 read: 298 (Substantial rewording of section. See s. 409.991, 299 F.S., for present text.) 300 409.991 Allocation of funds for community-based care lead 301 agencies.— 302 (1) As used in this section, the term “core services funds” 303 means all funds allocated to lead agencies operating under 304 contract with the department pursuant to s. 409.987, with the 305 following exceptions: 306 (a) Funds appropriated for independent living services; 307 (b) Funds appropriated for maintenance adoption subsidies; 308 (c) Funds allocated by the department for child protective 309 investigative service training; 310 (d) Nonrecurring funds; 311 (e) Designated mental health wrap-around service funds; 312 (f) Funds for special projects for a designated lead 313 agency; and 314 (g) Funds appropriated for the Guardianship Assistance 315 Program established under s. 39.6225. 316 (2) The department shall use an objective, workload-based 317 methodology to identify and report the optimal level of funding 318 for each lead agency considering demand for each of the 319 following: 320 (a) Prevention services; 321 (b) Client services; 322 (c) Licensed out-of-home care costs; and 323 (d) Staffing, using the ratio for case managers compared to 324 the caseload requirements specified in s. 20.19(4)(c)2. 325 (3) The allocation of core services funds must be based on 326 the following: 327 (a) The total optimal funding amount as determined by 328 adding together the funding for prevention services, client 329 services, licensed out-of-home care, and staffing. 330 (b) A comparison of the total optimal funding amount to the 331 actual allocated funding for the most recent fiscal year to 332 determine the percentage of optimal funding the lead agency is 333 currently receiving. 334 (4) By November 1 of each year, the secretary must submit a 335 report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the 336 Speaker of the House of Representatives which includes the 337 current funding level of each lead agency based on the optimal 338 funding level as determined by using each lead agency workload 339 using the department’s methodology. The report must identify any 340 lead agency that is persistently funded at less than the optimal 341 funding level and recommend strategies to address the shortfall 342 including, but not limited to, business process redesign, the 343 adoption of best practices, and requesting additional funding. 344 (5) The department may adopt rules to establish the optimal 345 funding levels for lead agencies. 346 (6) Unless otherwise specified in the General 347 Appropriations Act, the department shall allocate any new 348 funding for core services, based on the department’s 349 methodology, to achieve optimal funding for all lead agencies 350 inversely proportional to each lead agency optimal funding 351 percentage. 352 (7) Unless otherwise specified in the General 353 Appropriations Act, the department shall consider a lead 354 agency’s funding level compared to its optimal funding level 355 when allocating funding from the risk pool, as provided in s. 356 409.990. 357 Section 5. Subsections (18) through (23) of section 358 409.996, Florida Statutes, are renumbered (19) through (24), 359 respectively, a new subsection (18) and subsections (25) and 360 (26) are added to that section, and paragraph (a) of subsection 361 (1) and subsection (17) of that section are amended, to read: 362 409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. 363 The department shall contract for the delivery, administration, 364 or management of care for children in the child protection and 365 child welfare system. In doing so, the department retains 366 responsibility for the quality of contracted services and 367 programs and shall ensure that services are delivered in 368 accordance with applicable federal and state statutes and 369 regulations. 370 (1) The department shall enter into contracts with lead 371 agencies for the performance of the duties by the lead agencies 372 pursuant to s. 409.988. At a minimum, the contracts must: 373 (a) Provide for the services needed to accomplish the 374 duties established in s. 409.988 and provide information to the 375 department which is necessary to meet the requirements for a 376 quality assurance program pursuant to subsection (19)(18)and 377 the child welfare results-oriented accountability system 378 pursuant to s. 409.997. 379 (17) The department shall directlyor through contract380 provide attorneys to prepare and present cases in dependency 381 court and shall ensure that the court is provided with adequate 382 information for informed decisionmaking in dependency cases, 383 including, at a minimum, a face sheet for each case which lists 384 the names and contact information for any child protective 385 investigator, child protective investigation supervisor, case 386 manager, and case manager supervisor, and the regional 387 department official responsible for the lead agency contract. 388 The department shall provide to the court the case information 389 and recommendations provided by the lead agency or 390 subcontractor.For the Sixth Judicial Circuit, the department391shall contract with the state attorney for the provision of392these services.393 (18)(a) The department may contract for the provision of 394 children’s legal services to prepare and present cases in 395 dependency court. The contracted attorneys shall ensure that the 396 court is provided with adequate information for informed 397 decisionmaking in dependency cases, including, at a minimum, a 398 face sheet for each case which lists the names and contact 399 information for any child protective investigator, child 400 protective investigator supervisor, and the regional department 401 official responsible for the lead agency contract. The 402 contracted attorneys shall provide to the court the case 403 information and recommendations provided by the lead agency or 404 subcontractor. For the Sixth Judicial Circuit, the department 405 shall contract with the state attorney for the provision of 406 these services. 407 (b) The contracted attorneys shall adopt the child welfare 408 practice model, as periodically updated by the department, that 409 is used by attorneys employed by the department. The contracted 410 attorneys shall operate in accordance with the same federal and 411 state performance standards and metrics imposed on children’s 412 legal services attorneys employed by the department. 413 (c) The department and contracted attorneys providing 414 children’s legal services shall collaborate to monitor program 415 performance on an ongoing basis. The department and contracted 416 attorneys, or a representative from such contracted attorneys’ 417 offices, shall meet at least quarterly to collaborate on federal 418 and state quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives. 419 (d) The department shall conduct an annual program 420 performance evaluation which shall be based on the same child 421 welfare practice model principles and federal and state 422 performance standards that are imposed on children’s legal 423 services attorneys employed by the department. The program 424 performance evaluation must be standardized statewide and the 425 department shall select random cases for evaluation. The program 426 performance evaluation shall be conducted by a team of peer 427 reviewers from the respective contracted attorneys’ offices that 428 perform children’s legal services and representatives from the 429 department. 430 (e) The department shall publish an annual report 431 regarding, at a minimum, performance quality, outcome-measure 432 attainment, and cost efficiency of the services provided by the 433 contracted attorneys. The annual report must include data and 434 information on the performance of both the contracted attorneys’ 435 and the department’s attorneys. The department shall submit the 436 annual report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and 437 the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than 438 November 1 of each year that the contracted attorneys are 439 receiving appropriations to provide children’s legal services 440 for the department. 441 (25) In collaboration with lead agencies, service 442 providers, and other community stakeholders, the department 443 shall develop a statewide accountability system based on 444 measurable quality standards. The accountability system must be 445 implemented by July 1, 2021. 446 (a) The accountability system must: 447 1. Assess the overall health of the child welfare system, 448 by circuit, using grading criteria established by the 449 department. 450 2. Include a quality measurement system with domains and 451 clearly defined levels of quality. The system must measure the 452 performance standards for child protective investigators, lead 453 agencies, and children’s legal services throughout the system of 454 care, using criteria established by the department, and, at a 455 minimum, address applicable federal- and state-mandated metrics. 456 3. Align with the principles of the results-oriented 457 accountability program established under s. 409.997. 458 (b) After the development and implementation of the 459 accountability system under this subsection, the department and 460 each lead agency shall use the information from the 461 accountability system to promote enhanced quality service 462 delivery within their respective areas of responsibility. 463 (c) By December 1 of each year, the department shall submit 464 a report on the overall health of the child welfare system to 465 the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of 466 the House of Representatives. 467 (d) The department may adopt rules to implement this 468 subsection. 469 (26) Subject to an appropriation, for the 2020-2021 and 470 2021-2022 fiscal years, the department shall implement a pilot 471 project in the Sixth and Thirteenth Judicial Circuits, 472 respectively, aimed at improving child welfare outcomes. 473 (a) In implementing the pilot projects, the department 474 shall establish performance metrics and performance standards to 475 assess improvements in safety, permanency, and the well-being of 476 children in the local system of care for the lead agencies in 477 those judicial circuits. Such metrics and standards must be 478 aligned with indicators used in the most recent federal Child 479 and Family Services Reviews. 480 (b) The lead agencies in the Sixth and Thirteenth Judicial 481 Circuits shall provide performance data to the department each 482 quarter. The department shall review the data for accuracy and 483 completeness and then shall compare the actual performance of 484 the lead agencies to the established performance metrics and 485 standards. Each lead agency that exceeds performance metrics and 486 standards is eligible for incentive funding. 487 (c) For the first quarter of each fiscal year, the 488 department may advance incentive funding to the lead agencies in 489 an amount equal to one quarter of the total allocated to the 490 pilot project. After each quarter, the department shall assess 491 the performance of the lead agencies for that quarter and adjust 492 the subsequent quarter’s incentive funding based on its actual 493 prior quarter performance. 494 (d) The department shall include the results of the pilot 495 projects in the report required under s. 20.19(7). The report 496 must include the department’s findings and recommendations 497 relating to the pilot projects. 498 (e) This subsection expires July 1, 2022. 499 Section 6. Present subsections (6) and (7) of section 500 1004.615, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (9) 501 and (10), respectively, and new subsections (6) and (7) and 502 subsection (8) are added to that section, to read: 503 1004.615 Florida Institute for Child Welfare.— 504 (6) The institute and the Florida State University College 505 of Social Work shall design and implement a curriculum that 506 enhances knowledge and skills for the child welfare practice. 507 The institute and the college shall create the curriculum using 508 interactive and interdisciplinary approaches and include 509 opportunities for students to gain an understanding of real 510 world child welfare cases. The institute shall disseminate the 511 curriculum to other interested state universities and colleges 512 and provide implementation support. The institute shall contract 513 with a person or entity of its choosing, by November 1, 2020, to 514 evaluate the curriculum and make recommendations for 515 improvement. The college shall implement the curriculum during 516 the 2021-2022 school year. This subsection is subject to an 517 appropriation. 518 (7) The institute, in collaboration with the department, 519 community-based care lead agencies, providers of case management 520 services, and other child welfare stakeholders, shall design and 521 implement a career-long professional development curriculum for 522 child welfare professionals at all levels and from all 523 disciplines. The professional development curriculum must 524 enhance the performance of the current child welfare workforce, 525 address issues related to retention, complement the social work 526 curriculum, and be developed using social work principles. The 527 professional development curriculum shall provide career-long 528 coaching, training, certification, and mentorship. The institute 529 must provide the professional support on a continuous basis 530 through online and in-person services. The professional 531 development curriculum must be available by July 1, 2021. The 532 Department of Children and Families must approve the curriculum 533 prior to implementation. This subsection is subject to an 534 appropriation. 535 (8) The institute shall establish a consulting program for 536 child welfare organizations to enhance workforce culture, 537 supervision, and related management processes to improve 538 retention, effectiveness, and overall well-being of staff to 539 support improved child welfare outcomes. The institute shall 540 select child welfare organizations through a competitive 541 application process and provide ongoing analysis, 542 recommendations, and support from a team of experts on a long 543 term basis to address systemic and operational workforce 544 challenges. This subsection is subject to an appropriation. 545 Section 7. The Department of Children and Families, in 546 collaboration with the Florida Institute of Child Welfare, shall 547 develop an expanded career ladder for child protective 548 investigations staff. The career ladder shall include multiple 549 levels of child protective investigator classifications, 550 corresponding milestones and professional development 551 opportunities necessary for advancement, and compensation 552 ranges. The department must submit a proposal for the expanded 553 career ladder to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and 554 the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than 555 November 1, 2020. 556 Section 8. (1) For the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the sum of 557 $8,235,052 in recurring funds is appropriated from the General 558 Revenue fund to the Department of Children and Families for 559 incentive funding for the pilot projects required in s. 560 409.996(25), Florida Statutes, as created by this act. 561 (2) For the 2020-2021 fiscal year the sum of $5,350,000 in 562 recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is appropriated to 563 the Department of Children and Families, and 2,907,885 in rate 564 is authorized for the establishment of the Office of Quality, as 565 required in s. 20.19(7), Florida Statutes. The department is 566 authorized to reassign up to 125 currently authorized positions 567 and submit budget amendments pursuant to chapter 216, Florida 568 Statutes, for the Office of Quality to administer and implement 569 the provisions of this act. 570 Section 9. Sections 1., 2., and 3. of this act may be cited 571 as the “State of Hope Act.” 572 Section 10. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.