Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0093 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; 2
16	16	amending s. 393.063, F.S.; revising the definition of 3
17	17	the term "developmental disability" to include fetal 4
18	18	alcohol spectrum disorders; defining the term "fetal 5
19	19	alcohol spectrum disorders"; amending s. 393.065, 6
20	20	F.S.; requiring the Agency for Persons with 7
21	21	Disabilities to allow certain individuals diagnosed 8
22	22	with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders to receive home 9
23	23	and community-based services; amending s. 1002.394, 10
24	24	F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the 11
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27	27	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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29	29	Section 1. Subsections (18) through (46) of section 16
30	30	393.063, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (19) 17
31	31	through (47), respectively, subsection (12) is amended, and a 18
32	32	new subsection (18) is added to that section, to read: 19
33	33	393.063 Definitions. —For the purposes of this chapter, the 20
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35	35	(12) "Developmental disability" means a disorder or 22
36	36	syndrome that is attributable to intellectual disability, 23
37	37	cerebral palsy, autism, spina bifida, Down syndrome, Phelan -24
38	38	McDermid syndrome, or Prader-Willi syndrome, or a fetal alcohol 25
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53	53	expected to continue indefinitely. 28
54	54	(18) "Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders" means the range of 29
55	55	adverse effects that can occur in an individual who is 30
56	56	prenatally exposed to alcohol which may include physical, 31
57	57	mental, behavioral, and learning disabilities associated with 32
58	58	possible lifelong implications. 33
59	59	Section 2. Subsections (8) through (11) of section 34
60	60	393.065, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (9) 35
61	61	through (12), respectively, paragraph (b) of present subsection 36
62	62	(10) is amended, and a new subsection (8) is added to that 37
63	63	section, to read: 38
64	64	393.065 Application and eligibility determination. — 39
65	65	(8) The agency shall allow an individual who is diagnosed 40
66	66	with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and who meets the 41
67	67	eligibility requirements of subsection (1) to receive home and 42
68	68	community-based services. 43
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70	70	(b) The agency must provide the information required in 45
71	71	paragraph (a) in writing to an applicant or h is or her parent, 46
72	72	legal guardian, or family member along with a written disclosure 47
73	73	statement in substantially the following form: 48
74	74	DISCLOSURE STATEMENT 49
75	75	Each program and service has its own eligibility requirements. 50
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88	88	By providing the information specified in section 393.065(11)(a) 51
89	89	393.065(10)(a), Florida Statutes, the agency does not guarantee 52
90	90	an applicant's eligibility for or enrollment in any program or 53
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92	92	Section 3. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 55
93	93	1002.394, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 56
94	94	1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program. — 57
95	95	(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 58
96	96	(d) "Disability" means, for a 3 - or 4-year-old child or 59
97	97	for a student in kindergarten to grade 12, autism spectrum 60
98	98	disorder, as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of 61
99	99	Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, published by the American 62
100	100	Psychiatric Association; cerebral palsy, as defined in s. 63
101	101	393.063; Down syndrome, as defined in s. 393.063; an 64
102	102	intellectual disability, as defined in s. 393.063; a speech 65
103	103	impairment; a language impairment; an orthopedic impairment; an 66
104	104	other health impairment; an emotional or a behavioral 67
105	105	disability; a specific learning disability, including, but not 68
106	106	limited to, dyslexia, dyscalculia, or developmental aphasia; 69
107	107	Phelan-McDermid syndrome, as defined in s. 393.063; Prader -Willi 70
108	108	syndrome, as defined in s. 393.063; spina bifida, as defined in 71
109	109	s. 393.063; fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, as defined in s. 72
110	110	393.063; being a high-risk child, as defined in s. 73
111	111	393.063(24)(a) s. 393.063(23)(a); muscular dystrophy; Williams 74
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125	125	fewer than 200,000 individuals in the United States, as defined 76
126	126	by the National Organization for Rare Disorders; anaphylaxis; a 77
127	127	hearing impairment, including deafness; a visual impairment, 78
128	128	including blindness; traumatic brain injury; hospital or 79
129	129	homebound; or identification as dual sensory impaired, as 80
130	130	defined by rules of the State Board of Education and evidenced 81
131	131	by reports from local school districts. The term "hospital or 82
132	132	homebound" includes a student who has a medically diagnosed 83
133	133	physical or psychiatric condi tion or illness, as defined by the 84
134	134	state board in rule, and who is confined to the home or hospital 85
135	135	for more than 6 months. 86
136	136	Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 87