CRC - 2017 P 40 By Commissioner Keiser keiserb-00058-17 201740__ 1 A proposal to create 2 a new section in Article I of the State Constitution 3 to establish a right to counsel for children in 4 dependency proceedings. 5 6 Be It Proposed by the Constitution Revision Commission of 7 Florida: 8 9 A new section is added to Article I of the State 10 Constitution to read: 11 ARTICLE I 12 DECLARATION OF RIGHTS 13 Right to counsel for children in dependency proceedings. 14 Every child who has been removed from the custody of his or her 15 parents or a legal guardian by the state due to abuse or 16 neglect, or is otherwise placed in the jurisdiction of the 17 dependency court, has a right to counsel.