HB 637: Developmental Disabilities
GENERAL BILL by Gottlieb ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barreiro ; Villalobos ; Fasano ; Argenziano ; Greenstein ; Sobel ; Wasserman Schultz ; Rayson ; Heyman ; Wilson ; Betancourt ; Chestnut ; Logan ; Cosgrove ; Jacobs
Developmental Disabilities; redefines "intermediate care facility for developmentally disabled" & "residential habilitation center"; defines "least restrictive" re placements of persons with said disabilities; requires periodic unannounced inspections & reviews of residential facilities & comprehensive transitional education programs; provides for annual plan for implementation of treatment programs; provides for recovery of damages, costs, & attorney's fees, etc. Amends FS.
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Committee on Judiciary (CJC)
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Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/9/1999 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 2/12/1999 | House |
• Referred to Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC); Judiciary (CJC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) |
| 3/2/1999 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC); Judiciary (CJC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00059 |
| 3/9/1999 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC), 03/11/99, 9:00 am, 214C |
| 3/11/1999 | House |
• Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care (HFC) -HJ 00316 |
| 3/15/1999 | House |
• Now in Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00316 |
| 4/30/1999 | House |
• Died in Committee on Judiciary (CJC) |