CS/CS/HB 907 Summary

• Requires contracts between state agencies and citizen/direct-support organizations to include provisions for orderly cessation of operations and reversion of state funds within 30 days if the organization's statute is repealed, contract is terminated, or organization is dissolved.

• Redirects proceeds from traffic infraction civil penalties, motorcycle specialty license plate fees, and temporary disabled parking permits from the Florida Endowment Foundation for Vocational Rehabilitation to the Grants and Donations Trust Fund of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.

• Transfers administration of the James Patrick Memorial Work Incentive Personal Attendant Services and Employment Assistance Program from the Florida Endowment Foundation to the Florida Association of Centers for Independent Living, reducing the maximum operational budget from 12% to 10% of allocated funds.

• Requires the program's oversight council to submit annual reports to the Governor, Legislature, and Commissioner of Education by February 1, and extends the Florida Endowment for Vocational Rehabilitation Act repeal date from October 1, 2018 to October 1, 2017.

• Establishes transparency requirements for the Florida Endowment Foundation including publishing annual audits, contracts, employee compensation levels, and detailed program funding information on its website, with all funding allocations for research and consulting subject to competitive solicitation.