Establishes a Department of Child and Family Services to handle child and family services previously managed by the Department of Health and Human.

The bill creates a new Department of Child and Family Services, transferring the functions related to child and family services and child welfare from the Department of Health and Human Services to the new department. The Department of Child and Family Services is established as a cabinet-level department, with responsibilities including child welfare, children's behavioral health, and early childhood services. The commissioner of the new department, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Legislature, oversees the department and its programs.

Establishes a Department of Child and Family Services to handle child and family services previously managed by the Department of Health and Human.

The bill creates a new Department of Child and Family Services, transferring the functions related to child and family services and child welfare from the Department of Health and Human Services to the new department. The Department of Child and Family Services is established as a cabinet-level department, with responsibilities including child welfare, children's behavioral health, and early childhood services. The commissioner of the new department, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Legislature, oversees the department and its programs.