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FL S0260
Bill
AI Summary
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Defines "unaccompanied homeless youth" as individuals 16 years of age or older who are identified by a school district's homeless liaison, emergency shelter director, runaway/homeless youth program director, licensed clinical social worker, or circuit court as qualifying under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
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Requires school districts, shelters, youth programs, licensed clinical social workers, or courts to issue written certificates on official letterhead documenting a youth's homeless status, including the date of finding, citation to law, and the issuer's signature.
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Authorizes unaccompanied homeless youths to consent to their own medical, dental, psychological, substance abuse, and surgical diagnosis and treatment, as well as forensic medical examinations related to felony offenses.
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Permits unaccompanied homeless youths to consent to medical and surgical treatment for their own children if the youth is unmarried, is the parent, and has actual custody of the child.
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Preserves the Parental Notice of Abortion Act requirements and allows youth to petition circuit court to remove disabilities of nonage under existing law without prepaying costs or fees.
Legislative Description
Unaccompanied Homeless Youths
Last Action
Chapter No. 2014-173
6/20/2014