Loading chat...
FL H0837
Bill
Status
Passed
3/28/2016
Primary Sponsor
Education Committee
Click for details
AI Summary
- Foster children are exempted from the prior-year public school attendance requirement for John M. McKay Scholarship eligibility, and a new transition-to-work program is created for McKay Scholarship students aged 17–22 who have not received a diploma, requiring at least 15 hours of weekly academic instruction and 10 hours of volunteer or paid work experience
- School districts are authorized to provide exceptional student education-related services to home education students with disabilities who enroll in a public school solely to receive those services, with funding provided through the Florida Education Finance Program
- The Adults with Disabilities Workforce Education Pilot Program in Hardee, DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties is made permanent by removing its June 30, 2016 termination date and renaming it the "Adults with Disabilities Workforce Education Program"
- Dual enrollment articulation agreements must now explicitly include information on services and resources available to students with disabilities, and postsecondary institutions must provide this information to the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities for dissemination to students and parents
- John M. McKay Scholarship awards are exempted from the maximum funding value cap per student under the Florida Education Finance Program, and home education and private school students participating in dual enrollment must be responsible for their own instructional materials and transportation unless the articulation agreement provides otherwise
Legislative Description
Education Programs for Individuals with Disabilities
Last Action
Chapter No. 2016-137, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2016-62), CS/CS/HB 7029 (Ch. 2016-237)
3/28/2016
Committee Referrals
Education Pre-K - 122/23/2016
Education1/28/2016
Education Appropriations Subcommittee1/12/2016
Choice and Innovation Subcommittee12/10/2015
Full Bill Text
No bill text available