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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to aftercare services under the Road -2
to-Independence Program; amending s. 409.1451, F.S.; 3
revising the eligibility requirements for a young 4
adult to receive aftercare services; limiting the 5
aftercare services available to young adults under 6
certain circumstances; authorizing the Department of 7
Children and Families to distribute federal funds to 8
young adults, regardless of their eligibility, under 9
certain circumstances; providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Subsection (11) of section 409.1451, Florida 14
Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (12), paragraph (a) of 15
subsection (3) is am ended, and a new subsection (11) is added to 16
that section, to read: 17
409.1451 The Road-to-Independence Program. — 18
(3) AFTERCARE SERVICES. — 19
(a)1. Aftercare services are available to a young adult 20
who has reached 18 years of age but is not yet 23 years o f age 21
who, having been placed by a court pursuant to chapter 39, has 22
lived in out-of-home care for at least 6 months after he or she 23
turned 14 years of age. A young adult who receives services and 24
support under subsection (2) or s. 39.6251 is only eligible for 25
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aftercare services that are not otherwise covered or provided 26
under subsection (2) or s. 39.6251. and is: 27
a. Not in foster care. 28
b. Temporarily not receiving financial assistance under 29
subsection (2) to pursue postsecondary education. 30
2. Subject to available funding, aftercare services as 31
specified in subparagraph (b)8. are also available to a young 32
adult who is between the ages of 18 and 22, is receiving 33
financial assistance under subsection (2), is experiencing an 34
emergency situation, and whose resources are insufficient to 35
meet the emergency situation. Such assistance shall be in 36
addition to any amount specified in paragraph (2)(b). 37
(11) Notwithstanding the eligibility criteria or 38
availability of services and support under subsections (2) and 39
(3), the department may distribute federal funds to all young 40
adults deemed eligible by the funding source in the event of a 41
state of emergency declared by executive order or proclamation 42
of the Governor pursuant to chapter 252 or the President of the 43
United States. 44
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 45