The Florida Senate

CS/SB 2126: Blind Services

GENERAL BILL by Education ; Wise

Blind Services; creates Fla. Commission for Blind in DOE; provides that commission is agency head of Blind Services Div.; provides that division is designated state unit under federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973; requires division to develop & implement state plan for vocational rehabilitation services & for independent living services; creates children's program; authorizes commission to create blind services direct-support organization, etc. Amends FS.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/4/2003	Senate	• Filed
  3/18/2003	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Education; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00210
  3/31/2003	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Education, 04/03/03, 9:00 am, 412-K --Temporarily postponed
  4/4/2003	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Education, 04/09/03, 1:45 pm, 412-K
  4/9/2003	Senate	• CS by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00426; CS read first time on 04/16/03 -SJ 00444
  4/11/2003	Senate	• Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00426
  5/2/2003	Senate	• Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity

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• CS/SB 2126, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/11/2003 at 10:59 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Education (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2003 (pdf)

  Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 1215		Baxley	Similar	Last Action: 5/2/2003 H Died in Committee on Education K-20 Location:
  H 1345		Bilirakis	Similar	Last Action: 5/2/2003 H Died pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b) Location:
  S 2226	Blind Services	Wise	Similar	Last Action: 5/2/2003 S Died in Committee on Education Location:

  Citations - Statutes (22)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  20.15	Department of Education.
  413.011	Division of Blind Services, internal organizational structure; Advisory Council for the Blind.
  413.0115	State Board of Administration; authorization to invest division's portfolio.
  413.012	Confidential records disclosure prohibited; exemptions.
  413.013	Destruction of records.
  413.014	Community-based rehabilitation programs.
  413.041	Eligible blind persons; placement in vending facilities in public places.
  413.051	Eligible blind persons; operation of vending stands.
  413.061	Solicitation of funds; prohibition; exception.
  413.062	Application for permit.
  413.063	Permit.
  413.064	Rules.
  413.065	Notice of approval.
  413.066	Revocation of permit.
  413.067	Penalty.
  413.068	Legislative intent.
  413.069	Exemptions.
  413.091	Identification cards.
  413.092	Blind Babies Program.
  413.093
  413.094
  413.095

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• SB 2126, Original Filed Version Posted 3/6/2003 at 3:09 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Committee Votes (1)

  Date	Committee	Result
  4/9/2003 1:45 PM	Education	8 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (22)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  20.15	Department of Education.
  413.011	Division of Blind Services, internal organizational structure; Advisory Council for the Blind.
  413.0115	State Board of Administration; authorization to invest division's portfolio.
  413.012	Confidential records disclosure prohibited; exemptions.
  413.013	Destruction of records.
  413.014	Community-based rehabilitation programs.
  413.041	Eligible blind persons; placement in vending facilities in public places.
  413.051	Eligible blind persons; operation of vending stands.
  413.061	Solicitation of funds; prohibition; exception.
  413.062	Application for permit.
  413.063	Permit.
  413.064	Rules.
  413.065	Notice of approval.
  413.066	Revocation of permit.
  413.067	Penalty.
  413.068	Legislative intent.
  413.069	Exemptions.
  413.091	Identification cards.
  413.092	Blind Babies Program.
  413.093
  413.094
  413.095

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