FL H0943

Amends section 24.121, Florida Statutes to allocate net proceeds from a designated scratch-off lottery game to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation in the Department of Education.

Lottery game with tickets sold in August, September, and October (Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month) shall fund programs providing educational, vocational rehabilitation, and employment services to individuals with developmental disabilities on the Medicaid waiver wait list.

Funds distributed to programs offering vocational rehabilitation follow-along services and employment services for individuals with developmental disabilities waiting for Medicaid waiver coverage.

Requires school districts to quarterly publish lottery fund expenditures to the public in an easy-to-understand format.

Effective date: July 1, 2010.