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Florida Senate - 2007 SB 1642
By Senator Fasano
11-1530-07
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the John M. McKay
3 Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
4 Program; amending s. 1002.39, F.S.; authorizing
5 a John M. McKay Scholarship to fund a
6 home-based early intervention program for a
7 child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder;
8 providing program requirements; specifying uses
9 for scholarship funds; authorizing a John M.
10 McKay Scholarship to fund certain
11 community-based services for a public school
12 student with an Autism Spectrum Disorder;
13 providing an exemption from an attendance
14 requirement; providing an effective date.
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16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18 Section 1. Present subsection (13) of section 1002.39,
19 Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (14) and a new
20 subsection (13) is added to that section, to read:
21 1002.39 The John M. McKay Scholarships for Students
22 with Disabilities Program.--There is established a program
23 that is separate and distinct from the Opportunity Scholarship
24 Program and is named the John M. McKay Scholarships for
25 Students with Disabilities Program.
26 (13) EARLY INTENSIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION.--
27 (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section,
28 the parent of a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder may
29 receive a John M. McKay Scholarship to fund a home-based Early
30 Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) Program for the
31 child.
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1 (b) The EIBI Program must be:
2 1. Recommended by a physician or the Early Steps
3 Family Support Team for EIBI as the most effective treatment
4 option for the child.
5 2. Planned and regularly supervised by a person who
6 is, at minimum, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).
7 3. Provided in the family home with a weekly schedule
8 of educational activities.
9 (c) A John M. McKay Scholarship may be used to pay for
10 or reimburse the following:
11 1. Assessment, program planning, staff and parent
12 training, and supervision by the BCBA.
13 2. Direct intervention with the child by the BCBA.
14 3. Services of a person who possesses an associate
15 degree or higher and who has completed 15 hours of training in
16 the EIBI Program.
17 4. Training manuals and books and teaching and
18 learning materials essential for establishing and maintaining
19 the EIBI Program.
20 (d) A student with an Autism Spectrum Disorder who is
21 at least 14 but not more than 22 years of age and in the
22 public school system is eligible for a John M. McKay
23 Scholarship to pay for services provided by a community-based
24 organization for or related to career or life skills
25 preparation. Such student may not be required to have spent
26 the prior school year in attendance at a Florida public school
27 for receipt of a scholarship.
28 (e) The term "Autism Spectrum Disorder" means one of
29 the five specific diagnoses enumerated in the DSM-IV for
30 Pervasive Developmental Disorders which are: Autistic
31 Disorder; Asperger's Disorder; Pervasive Developmental
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1 Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDDNOS); Childhood
2 Disintegrative Disorder; and Rett's Disorder.
3 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.
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6 SENATE SUMMARY
7 Authorizes a John M. McKay Scholarship to fund a
home-based early intervention program for a child with an
8 Autism Spectrum Disorder. Provides requirements for the
Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention Program.
9 Specifies uses for scholarship funds. Authorizes a John
M. McKay scholarship to fund certain community-based
10 services for a public school student with an Autism
Spectrum Disorder. Provides an exemption from an
11 attendance requirement. Provides a definition of "Autism
Spectrum Disorder."
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