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1A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to family court report cards; creating
3s. 25.396, F.S.; requiring the Office of the State
4Courts Administrator to establish a pilot program
5beginning on a specified date; providing the purpose
6of the pilot program; providing a reporting
7requirement; providing an appropriation; requiring the
8office to prepare and publish on its website an annual
9family court report card of each judge who presides
10over family law proceedings in each judicial circuit
11beginning on a specified date; providing a purpose for
12the report card; requiring that the report card
13include specified information; requiring the office to
14maintain a publicly accessible online database of the
15report cards and certain statewide summaries;
16prohibiting the report cards from containing certain
17personal identifying information; requesting the
18Supreme Court to adopt rules; providing an effective
19date.
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21Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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23Section 1.       Section 25.396, Florida Statutes, is created to
24read:
2525.396      Family court report cards pilot program.—
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26(1)(a)1.        Beginning on July 1, 2026, the Office of the
27    State Courts Administrator shall establish a pilot program in
28    three judicial circuits to implement the provisions of this
29    section.
302.      The purpose of the pilot program is to refine data
31    definitions, reporting standards, publication tools, and methods
32    before the family court report cards are implemented statewide
33    pursuant to this section.
343.      No later than March 1, 2027, the Office of the State
35    Courts Administrator shall submit to the Governor, the President
36    of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a
37    report on the findings of the pilot program.
38(b)      The Legislature shall provide funding necessary for
39    the Office of the State Courts Administrator to implement the
40    pilot program, including personnel and information technology
41    resources dedicated to data collection, verification, and
42    publication.
43(2)(a)      Beginning July 1, 2027, and annually thereafter,
44    the Office of the State Courts Administrator shall prepare and
45    publish on its website a family court report card of each judge
46    who presides over family law proceedings in each judicial
47    circuit.
48(b)      The report card is intended to promote transparency,
49    accountability, and public confidence in the family law system
50    by providing standardized performance metrics regarding case
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51    management, timeliness, and outcomes.
52(c)      At a minimum, each report card must include all of the
53    following:
541.      The average time to final judgment in dissolution and
55    time-sharing cases.
562.      The percentage of cases resolved through mediation or
57    settlement.
583.      The number and percentage of cases requiring court-
59    ordered psychological evaluations.
604.      The average cost to parties for court-appointed
61    professionals, if such data is available.
625.      The rate of postjudgment modifications within 3 years
63    after entry of final judgment.
646.      The compliance rate with statutory time requirements
65    for rulings on motions and reports.
667.      The aggregate rate of reversal on appeal in family law
67    cases.
68(d)      To ensure accurate interpretation of the metrics under
69    this subsection, each report card must also include all of the
70    following:
711.      Circuit caseload volume and yearly changes.
722.      Available judicial and administrative resources for
73    family court operations.
743.      Indicators of case complexity, when quantifiable.
754.      Optional narrative statements not to exceed 500 words
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76    by a presiding judge to provide context for the metrics.
77(3)     The Office of the State Courts Administrator shall
78    maintain a publicly accessible, searchable, online database of
79    report cards and annual statewide summaries. Such summaries must
80    identify trends and resource disparities across all of the
81    judicial circuits of this state.
82(4)     Report cards may not contain personal identifying
83    information about litigants or minor children.
84(5)     The Supreme Court is requested to adopt rules to
85    implement this section, including standardized data definitions,
86    reporting procedures, and quality assurance requirements.
87Section 2.       This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
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