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By the Committee on Children and Families; and Senator Kurth
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to foster care; amending s.
3 409.145, F.S.; authorizing the Department of
4 Children and Family Services to continue
5 providing foster care services to certain
6 individuals who are enrolled full-time in a
7 degree-granting program in a postsecondary
8 educational institution; specifying
9 circumstances under which such services shall
10 be terminated; providing an effective date.
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12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14 Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3) of
15 section 409.145, Florida Statutes, are amended, present
16 paragraph (c) of that subsection is redesignated as paragraph
17 (d), and a new paragraph (c) is added to that subsection to
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19 409.145 Care of children.--
20 (3)(a) The department is authorized to continue to
21 provide the services of the children's foster care program to
22 individuals 18 to 21 years of age who are enrolled in high
23 school, in a program leading to a high school equivalency
24 diploma as defined in s. 229.814, or in a full-time career
25 education program, and to continue to provide services of the
26 children's foster care program to individuals 18 to 23 years
27 of age who are enrolled full-time in a postsecondary
28 educational institution granting a degree, a certificate, or
29 an applied technology diploma, if the following requirements
30 are met:
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1 1. The individual was committed to the legal custody
2 of the department for placement in foster care as a dependent
3 child;
4 2. All other resources have been thoroughly explored,
5 and it can be clearly established that there are no
6 alternative resources for placement; and
7 3. A written service agreement which specifies
8 responsibilities and expectations for all parties involved has
9 been signed by a representative of the department, the
10 individual, and the foster parent or licensed child-caring
11 agency providing the placement resources.
12 (b) The services of the foster care program shall
13 continue for those individuals 18 to 21 years of age only for
14 the period of time the individual is continuously enrolled in
15 high school, in a program leading to a high school equivalency
16 diploma as defined in s. 229.814, or in a full-time career
17 education program; and shall continue for those individuals 18
18 to 23 years of age only for the period of time the individual
19 is continuously enrolled full-time in a postsecondary
20 educational institution granting a degree, a certificate, or
21 an applied technology diploma. Services shall be terminated
22 upon completion of or withdrawal or permanent expulsion from
23 high school, the program leading to a high school equivalency
24 diploma, or the full-time career education program, or the
25 postsecondary educational institution granting a degree, a
26 certificate, or an applied technology diploma.
27 (c) Individuals who are 21 years of age or older with
28 financial resources at a sufficient level to pay the tuition
29 and fees of a postsecondary educational institution may not
30 continue receiving foster care services under this section.
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1 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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4 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
5 Senate Bill 1098
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- Makes technical changes to clarify that a post-secondary
8 institution may grant not only a degree but may also
grant a certificate or an applied technology diploma.
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- Specifies that individuals who are 21 years of age or
10 older with financial resources at a sufficient level to
pay the tuition and fees of a post-secondary institution
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