CS/HB 509 – Children’s Services
By Healthcare Council; Ausley and others
Identical or Similar Bills: CS/SB 564
Committee(s) of Reference: Healthcare Council; Healthy Families
CS/HB 509 creates a Children and Youth Cabinet in the Office of the Governor to
coordinate state agency policy and services for children and youth.
Members of the cabinet include the Secretaries of Children and Families, Juvenile Justice, Health, and Health Care Administration; the Directors of the Agencies for Persons with Disabilities, and Workforce Innovation; the Commissioner of Education; and the Directors of the Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office and the Office of Child Abuse Prevention.
Five members appointed by the Governor will represent children and youth advocacy organizations.
The bill requires the cabinet to develop a strategic plan to align public resources for children from prenatal care through transition to adulthood, and to measure their results.
Approved by the Governor June 15, 2007. These provisions take effect July 1, 2007.
Vote: Senate 39-0; House 119-0
