Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 550 By the Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; and Senator Rouson 586-02177-24 2024550c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to transparency for autism-related 3 services; amending s. 393.065, F.S.; requiring the 4 Agency for Persons with Disabilities or its designee 5 to provide specified information when notifying an 6 applicant of his or her eligibility determination; 7 providing an effective date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1.Subsection (3) of section 393.065, Florida 12 Statutes, is amended to read: 13 393.065Application and eligibility determination. 14 (3)The agency or its designee shall notify each applicant, 15 in writing, of its individualized eligibility determination, 16 including any specific criteria the applicant has not met from 17 the agencys eligibility criteria as described in rule. Any 18 applicant or client determined by the agency to be ineligible 19 for services has the right to appeal this determination pursuant 20 to ss. 120.569 and 120.57. 21 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.