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FL H1507
CL
Status
4/30/2010
Primary Sponsor
Anitere Flores
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AI Summary
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Directs the Department of Children and Family Services to include in its annual legislative budget requests an appropriation of up to $180,000 to replenish Angela Sozzani's special needs trust for placement costs and medical care not funded by Medicaid, beginning in fiscal year 2011-2012 and continuing for the remainder of her life.
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Requires the department to include all funds expended from the trust since its inception through the date of the initial request in the 2011-2012 fiscal year appropriation.
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Permits the department to seek appropriations exceeding the $180,000 limit in its sole discretion if extraordinary circumstances warrant additional funds for Angela Sozzani's placement and medical care.
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Prohibits any awards of attorneys' fees, lobbying fees, costs, or other similar expenses related to this claim.
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Addresses a claim arising from Angela Sozzani's near-drowning on April 17, 2002, while in foster care supervised by the Department of Children and Family Services, resulting in severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy requiring 24-hour medical care.
Legislative Description
Relief/Angela Sozzani/DCFS
Last Action
Died in Committee on Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP)
4/30/2010