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FL H0255
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/18/2023
Primary Sponsor
Webster Barnaby
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AI Summary
- Adds fetal alcohol spectrum disorders to the definition of "developmental disability" under Florida law (s. 393.063, F.S.), alongside existing conditions such as intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, autism, spina bifida, Down syndrome, Phelan-McDermid syndrome, and Prader-Willi syndrome
- Defines "fetal alcohol spectrum disorders" as the range of adverse effects from prenatal alcohol exposure, which may include physical, mental, behavioral, and learning disabilities with possible lifelong implications
- Adds fetal alcohol spectrum disorders to the list of qualifying disabilities under the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program (s. 1002.394, F.S.), making affected students eligible for scholarship funding
- Reenacts the prenatally diagnosed conditions statute (s. 383.141, F.S.) to incorporate the updated developmental disability definition
- Effective date of July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Last Action
Withdrawn prior to introduction
3/6/2023
Committee Referrals
Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee1/25/2023
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