Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1128
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
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                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  04/01/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on Judiciary (Fasano) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 298 and 299
    4  insert:
    5         (5) HOME EDUCATION PROGRAM ENROLLMENT.—Upon the request of
    6  a foster parent, the department shall permit a child who is
    7  living in a foster home to be enrolled in or change his or her
    8  school setting to a home education program, pursuant to s.
    9  1002.41, or a public or private school scholarship program,
   10  pursuant to s.1002.39 or s. 220.187, if such a enrollment or
   11  change in school setting is incorporated into the child’s case
   12  plan and approved by the court. If the child has a surrogate
   13  parent appointed pursuant to paragraph (3)(b), the surrogate
   14  parent must approve the program before it is incorporated into
   15  the child’s case plan. However, in order for a home education
   16  program to be approved, the foster parent must:
   17         (a) Provide a notarized statement by the school district to
   18  verify that the parent has successfully conducted and completed
   19  3 consecutive years of a home education program; and
   20         (b) Select a certified teacher, psychologist, mental health
   21  professional, nurse, or doctor who is licensed by the state and
   22  is willing to meet with the child at least once a month and
   23  provide a written report to the court which addresses the well
   24  being of the child. The licensed professional must be approved
   25  by the community-based care agency and the court and
   26  incorporated into the child’s case plan.
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   28  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   29         And the title is amended as follows:
   30         Delete line 9
   31  and insert:
   32         having a disability; providing for a child who is
   33         living in a foster home to be enrolled in or change
   34         his or her school setting to a home education program
   35         or a public or private school scholarship program
   36         under certain circumstances; providing conditions for
   37         a foster parent to meet before receiving approval for
   38         such enrollment or change in school setting; amending
   39         s. 39.202, F.S.;