HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                 Bill No. CS for SB 1018, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Fiorentino, Harrell, and Melvin offered the
12  following:
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14         Amendment to Amendment (374349) (with title amendment) 
15         On page 1, line 18 through page 7, line 23,
16  remove from the amendment:  all of said lines
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18  and insert in lieu thereof:  
19         Section 1.  Section 240.5311, Florida Statutes, is
20  created to read:
21         240.5311  Learning Gateway Project.--
22         (1)(a)  There is created the Learning Gateway Project
23  as a pilot program in Manatee, St. Lucie, and Orange Counties
24  to establish an integrated approach for health care providers,
25  educators, and parents to lessen the effects of learning
26  disabilities for young children through prevention, early
27  identification, early education, and appropriate intervention
28  at locations where parents and children routinely go,
29  including but not limited to doctors' offices, school
30  readiness program and child care centers, and schools.
31  Parental consent shall be required for all services provided
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1018, 1st Eng. Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only) 1 pursuant to the Learning Gateway Project, including initial 2 contact and further referral for evaluation and services. 3 (b) The Learning Gateway Project shall be guided by an 4 11-member steering committee comprised of a parent of a child 5 who has been diagnosed as having a learning disability, an 6 elementary school teacher with expertise in speech and 7 language, and seven top researchers or practitioners, one each 8 with expertise in the field of: 9 1. Developmental pediatrics. 10 2. Nutrition. 11 3. Children's vision. 12 4. Children's hearing. 13 5. Environmental health and allergies. 14 6. Family medicine. 15 7. Emerging literacy. 16 8. Learning disabilities. 17 9. Brain development. 18 19 The Governor shall appoint the parent, the teacher, and the 20 members with expertise in developmental pediatrics, nutrition, 21 and children's vision. The President of the Senate shall 22 appoint the members with expertise in children's hearing, 23 learning disabilities, and brain development. The Speaker of 24 the House of Representatives shall appoint the members with 25 expertise in environmental health and allergies, family 26 medicine, and emerging literacy. The steering committee shall 27 serve in an advisory capacity to the Department of Education 28 and shall be consulted by the department prior to disbursal by 29 the department of amounts in excess of $100,000 for Learning 30 Gateway services. Members of the steering committee shall 31 serve without compensation but are entitled to receive per 2 File original & 9 copies 05/03/01 hek0003 09:10 am 01018-0046-605683
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1018, 1st Eng. Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only) 1 diem and travel expenses incurred in the performance of their 2 duties. 3 (c) The steering committee shall work collaboratively 4 with all universities in the State University System to make 5 the Learning Gateway Project an innovative project based on 6 state-of-the-art research. Each university shall contribute 7 the time, research, and knowledge of its top faculty and 8 students in the relevant fields of expertise. 9 (2) The Learning Gateway Project shall operate under 10 the guidance of the steering committee and shall consist of 11 Learning Gateway Centers centrally located at convenient and 12 easily accessible sites in each of the pilot counties. The 13 project shall: 14 (a) Use the expertise, resources, faculty, and 15 students within the universities to contribute to the project. 16 As directed by the steering committee of the Learning Gateway 17 Project, the universities may use their students to design 18 brochures, perform research, collect data on community 19 resources and programs, and develop and maintain a website to 20 give parents and families, school readiness and child care 21 personnel, teachers, and health care practitioners throughout 22 each of the pilot counties information about early warning 23 signs of learning disabilities, as well as information about 24 Learning Gateway Centers and community-based programs. 25 (b) Work collaboratively with national, state, and 26 local agencies and public and private health and childhood 27 programs to develop a comprehensive list of medical and 28 nonmedical providers of learning disabilities services for 29 young children within each of the pilot counties. 30 (c) Identify the factors that interfere with or 31 inhibit normal development and learning. The Learning Gateway 3 File original & 9 copies 05/03/01 hek0003 09:10 am 01018-0046-605683
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1018, 1st Eng. Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only) 1 Project shall bring together research that integrates the 2 disciplines relevant to the diagnosis, causes, treatment, and 3 intervention of early learning disabilities. 4 (d) Provide physicians, health care personnel, school 5 readiness and child care personnel, and school personnel 6 throughout each of the pilot counties with medical and 7 nonmedical intervention strategies that help identify such 8 factors as diet, noise, environmental contaminants, and 9 allergies which inhibit learning. Such information shall be 10 prepared so that it can be appropriately presented as part of 11 routine clinic sessions for immunization visits and visits 12 under the "Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, 13 Infants, and Children" (WIC) under s. 383.011 and other 14 well-child appointments. 15 (e) Identify the elements of an effective 16 research-based curriculum for each learning disability. 17 (f) Develop a model system of care, through the 18 establishment of the county Learning Gateway Centers, that 19 builds upon, integrates, and identifies the gaps in existing 20 learning disabilities services for young children. 21 (g) Develop two brochures and a website to distribute 22 information throughout each of the pilot counties. 23 1. One brochure shall be designed to educate parents 24 and families about the importance of prenatal care and 25 nutrition and reading and communicating with the child, and 26 shall identify the early warning signs of disabilities that 27 may lead to learning disabilities and developmental delays. 28 This brochure shall be distributed to parents through all of 29 the pilot county's early childhood programs, including but not 30 limited to programs administered by the local school readiness 31 coalitions, county public health units, healthy start 4 File original & 9 copies 05/03/01 hek0003 09:10 am 01018-0046-605683
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1018, 1st Eng. Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only) 1 coalitions, and workforce centers. 2 2. One brochure shall be developed to provide 3 physicians, parents, school readiness and child care 4 personnel, and teachers information on the Learning Gateway 5 Project and the Learning Gateway Centers, as well as all the 6 programs, facilities, resources, and services available within 7 each pilot county to address learning disabilities in young 8 children. 9 3. The website shall provide ready access for parents, 10 physicians and other health care personnel, school readiness 11 and child care personnel, and teachers to information 12 regarding the Learning Gateway Project and the Learning 13 Gateway Centers for the purpose of referral and information on 14 the learning disabilities addressed by the project. It shall 15 itemize the resources available for intervention, diagnosis, 16 and treatment, as well as county listings of available related 17 services and providers, indexed by learning disability, 18 throughout the pilot counties. 19 (3)(a) The Learning Gateway Centers shall develop a 20 network of all available services to address learning 21 disabilities in young children within each pilot county and 22 submit the list and description to the Learning Gateway 23 Project for inclusion in the website. The Learning Gateway 24 Centers shall use the list to refer parents to programs or 25 facilities appropriate to meet their child's needs. For the 26 purpose of serving areas of the pilot counties where no 27 services currently exist or where the private providers lack 28 the expertise to diagnose and provide strategies for improved 29 learning, each Learning Gateway Center may use Learning 30 Gateway Project funds to set up clinics to diagnose learning 31 disabilities. The Learning Gateway Centers may provide 5 File original & 9 copies 05/03/01 hek0003 09:10 am 01018-0046-605683
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1018, 1st Eng. Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only) 1 services to parents, physicians, and other health care 2 providers where there is a gap in the service available from 3 public and private providers; may provide direct service to 4 children who do not receive coverage under state, federal, or 5 private insurance or may contract for specialty services; and 6 may provide for services to children whose parents are 7 dissatisfied with their present services. 8 (b) The Learning Gateway Center in each pilot county 9 shall provide a single point of access for learning 10 disablities screening, assessment, integration of services, 11 linkages of providers, referrals, and services for children 12 and their families. The Learning Gateway Centers shall provide 13 to parents and physicians a one-stop referral center for 14 accurate information on public and private professionals who 15 can assist in determining the physical, emotional, 16 nutritional, environmental, and mental factors that may be 17 interfering with learning and normal development. 18 (c) Staff of the Learning Gateway Centers must be 19 knowledgeable about child development, early identification of 20 learning disabilities, access to needed health care services 21 and health insurance coverage for such services, and state and 22 federal funds available for services in the local area. If 23 the following services are not provided by existing service 24 systems, upon the request of the parent the Learning Gateway 25 Centers shall: 26 1. Conduct appropriate screening or refer for such 27 services. 28 2. Make referrals for needed services and assist 29 families in the application process. 30 3. Provide educational and training classes for 31 parents and families, school readiness and child care 6 File original & 9 copies 05/03/01 hek0003 09:10 am 01018-0046-605683
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1018, 1st Eng. Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only) 1 personnel, and teachers. 2 (d) The specific services and supports provided by the 3 Learning Gateway Centers may include: 4 1. Speech and language therapy. 5 2. Comprehensive medical screening and referral. 6 3. Multisensory strategies for learning. 7 4. Therapy for learning differences in reading and 8 math. 9 5. Referral for services pursuant to Part B or Part C 10 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 11 (e) The Learning Gateway Centers shall designate a 12 central information and referral access phone number for each 13 center, to improve access to local supports and services for 14 children and their families. 15 (f) Under the guidance of the steering committee, the 16 Learning Gateway Centers shall provide training and updates 17 concerning effective instructional and behavioral practices 18 and interventions based on advances in the field and shall 19 encourage practitioners in designing and implementing 20 research-based practices. 21 (4) By January 2003, the Learning Gateway Project 22 steering committee shall report to the Governor, the President 23 of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives 24 on the coordination of services; the number and types of 25 referrals made by the Learning Gateway Centers; the measurable 26 improvement in academic performance of children served by the 27 Learning Gateway Centers; and parental satisfaction regarding 28 the services provided pursuant to the Learning Gateway 29 Project. 30 (5) This project shall be implemented subject to the 31 General Appropriations Act. Funds for the project shall be 7 File original & 9 copies 05/03/01 hek0003 09:10 am 01018-0046-605683
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1018, 1st Eng. Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only) 1 administered by the Department of Education and shall not be 2 used for facilities. 3 Section 2. By October 15, 2001, the Florida Department 4 of Education shall finalize all administrative rule revisions 5 necessary to properly implement the 1997 amendments to the 6 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 7 Section 3. By October 15, 2001, the Florida Department 8 of Education shall report to the Governor, the Speaker of the 9 House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate the 10 additional rule authority it needs, if any, to implement the 11 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 12 Section 4. Nothing in this act shall require or 13 authorize the imposition of additional paperwork for ESE 14 teachers. 15 16 17 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 18 And the title is amended as follows: 19 On page 8, lines 4 through 9, of the amendment 20 remove: all of said lines 21 22 and insert in lieu thereof: 23 creating the Learning Gateway Project as a 24 3-county pilot program to address learning 25 disabilities; providing for administration of 26 the project by an 11-member steering committee 27 in collaboration with the state universities; 28 providing project functions; providing for 29 travel and per diem; providing for Learning 30 Gateway Centers in each pilot county 31 8 File original & 9 copies 05/03/01 hek0003 09:10 am 01018-0046-605683