39.311 Establishment of Family Builders Program. - Florida Statutes

39.311 Establishment of Family Builders Program.

   (1) Any Family Builders Program that is established by the department shall provide family preservation services:

   (a) To families whose children are at risk of imminent out-of-home placement because they are dependent;

   (b) To reunite families whose children have been removed and placed in foster care; and

   (c) To maintain adoptive families intact who are at risk of fragmentation.

The Family Builders Program shall provide programs to achieve long-term changes within families that will allow children to remain with their families.

   (2) The department may adopt rules to implement the Family Builders Program.

History. s. 3, ch. 90-182; s. 66, ch. 90-306; s. 5, ch. 91-183; s. 66, ch. 94-164; s. 27, ch. 95-267; s. 136, ch. 97-101; s. 47, ch. 98-403; s. 18, ch. 99-193.

Note. Former s. 415.515.