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FL S0228
Bill
AI Summary
- Adds fetal alcohol spectrum disorders to the definition of "developmental disability" in Florida law, alongside 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, including physical, mental, behavioral, and learning disabilities with possible lifelong implications
- Adds fetal alcohol spectrum disorders as a qualifying disability under the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, making affected students eligible for scholarship funding
- Updates the prenatally diagnosed conditions statute (s. 383.141) to incorporate the expanded developmental disability definition
- Effective date of July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Last Action
Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
5/5/2023
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