SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1910

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Mitchell moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 18, between lines 20 and 21,

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17         Section 9.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section

18  409.145, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

19         409.145  Care of children.--

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21         (b)  The services of the foster care program shall

22  continue for those individuals 18 to 21 years of age only for

23  the period of time the individual is continuously enrolled in

24  high school, in a program leading to a high school equivalency

25  diploma as defined in s. 229.814, or in a full-time career

26  education program. Services shall be terminated upon

27  completion of or withdrawal or permanent expulsion from high

28  school, the program leading to a high school equivalency

29  diploma, or the full-time career education program. In

30  addition, the department may, based upon the availability of

31  funds, provide assistance to those individuals who leave

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1910

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 1  foster care when they attain 18 years of age and subsequently

 2  request assistance prior to their 21st birthday. The following

 3  are examples of assistance that may be provided: referrals for

 4  employment, services for educational or vocational

 5  development, and housing assistance.

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11  And the title is amended as follows:

12         On page 2, line 15, after the first semicolon,

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15         amending s. 409.145, F.S.; authorizing the

16         Department of Children and Family Services to

17         provide additional assistance for certain

18         individuals leaving foster care;

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