Florida Senate - 2009 SB 2478
By Senator Gardiner
9-01479B-09 20092478__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to children with disabilities;
3 amending s. 393.063, F.S.; redefining the term
4 “developmental disability” and defining the term “Down
5 syndrome”; creating s. 456.0291, F.S.; requiring
6 certain licensing boards to require continuing
7 education on developmental disabilities for certain
8 licensees and certificateholders; providing course
9 content; providing penalties; providing rulemaking
10 authority; requiring the Department of Health to
11 develop and implement a plan to promote awareness of
12 developmental disabilities; amending s. 627.6686,
13 F.S.; providing health insurance coverage for
14 individuals with developmental disabilities; amending
15 s. 641.31098, F.S.; providing coverage under a health
16 maintenance contract for individuals with
17 developmental disabilities; amending s. 1002.39, F.S.,
18 relating to the John M. McKay Scholarships for
19 Students with Disabilities Program; authorizing
20 students who receive certain services under the
21 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program to receive
22 a John M. McKay Scholarship; conforming cross
23 references; requiring a private school to refund
24 scholarship payment under certain circumstances;
25 permitting students to receive scholarship services at
26 locations other than the private school’s site under
27 specified conditions; providing retroactive
28 eligibility for scholarships under certain
29 circumstances; amending s. 1002.51, F.S.; revising
30 definitions for the Voluntary Prekindergarten
31 Education Program; amending s. 1002.53 and creating s.
32 1002.66, F.S.; establishing a prekindergarten program
33 option for children with disabilities; providing
34 eligibility criteria for early intervention services;
35 providing for the approval of early intervention
36 service providers; authorizing the expenditure of
37 funds for early intervention services; amending s.
38 1002.71, F.S.; authorizing a child participating in a
39 prekindergarten program for children with disabilities
40 to reenroll in another program option under certain
41 conditions; amending s. 1002.75, F.S.; revising the
42 powers and duties of the Agency for Workforce
43 Innovation for prekindergarten programs; providing an
44 effective date.
45
46 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
47
48 Section 1. Present subsections (13) through (40) of section
49 393.063, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (14)
50 through (41), respectively, subsection (9) of that section is
51 amended, and a new subsection (13) is added to that section, to
52 read:
53 393.063 Definitions.—For the purposes of this chapter, the
54 term:
55 (9) “Developmental disability” means a disorder or syndrome
56 that is attributable to retardation, cerebral palsy, autism,
57 spina bifida, Down syndrome, or Prader-Willi syndrome; that
58 manifests before the age of 18; and that constitutes a
59 substantial handicap that can reasonably be expected to continue
60 indefinitely.
61 (13) “Down syndrome” means a disorder caused by the
62 presence of an extra chromosome 21 and characterized by mental
63 retardation and distinguishing physical features.
64 Section 2. Section 456.0291, Florida Statutes, is created
65 to read:
66 456.0291 Instruction on developmental disabilities.—
67 (1) The appropriate board shall require each person
68 licensed or certified under chapter 458, chapter 459, part I of
69 chapter 464, chapter 490, or chapter 491 to complete a 2-hour
70 continuing education course, approved by the board, on
71 developmental disabilities, as defined in s. 393.063, with the
72 addition of autism spectrum disorder, as part of every third
73 biennial relicensure or recertification.
74 (a) The course shall consist of information on the
75 diagnosis and treatment of developmental disabilities and
76 information on counseling and education of a parent whose child
77 is diagnosed with a developmental disability, with an emphasis
78 on autism spectrum disorder.
79 (b) Each such licensee or certificateholder shall submit
80 confirmation of having completed the course, on a form provided
81 by the board, when submitting fees for every third biennial
82 renewal.
83 (c) The board may approve additional equivalent courses
84 that may be used to satisfy the requirements of this section.
85 Each licensing board that requires a licensee to complete an
86 educational course pursuant to this subsection may include the
87 hours required for completion of the course in the total hours
88 of continuing education required for such profession unless the
89 continuing education requirements for such profession is less
90 than 30 hours biennially.
91 (d) Any person holding two or more licenses subject to the
92 provisions of this subsection may show proof of having taken one
93 board-approved course on developmental disabilities for purposes
94 of relicensure or recertification for any additional licenses.
95 (e) Failure to comply with the requirements of this
96 subsection constitutes grounds for disciplinary action under
97 each respective practice act and under s. 456.072(1)(k). In
98 addition to any discipline imposed, the licensee must complete
99 the course.
100 (2) Each board may adopt rules to carry out the provisions
101 of this section.
102 (3) The department shall implement a plan to promote
103 awareness of developmental disabilities, with a focus on autism
104 spectrum disorder, to physicians licensed under chapter 458 or
105 chapter 459 and parents. The department shall develop the plan
106 in consultation with organizations representing allopathic and
107 osteopathic physicians, the Board of Medicine, the Board of
108 Osteopathic Medicine, and nationally recognized organizations
109 that promote awareness of developmental disabilities. The
110 department’s plan must include the distribution of educational
111 materials for parents, including a developmental assessment
112 tool.
113 Section 3. Subsection (2) and (3) of section 627.6686,
114 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
115 627.6686 Coverage for individuals with autism spectrum
116 disorder required; exception.—
117 (2) As used in this section, the term:
118 (a) “Applied behavior analysis” means the design,
119 implementation, and evaluation of environmental modifications,
120 using behavioral stimuli and consequences, to produce socially
121 significant improvement in human behavior, including, but not
122 limited to, the use of direct observation, measurement, and
123 functional analysis of the relations between environment and
124 behavior.
125 (b) “Autism spectrum disorder” means any of the following
126 disorders as defined in the most recent edition of the
127 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the
128 American Psychiatric Association:
129 1. Autistic disorder.
130 2. Asperger’s syndrome.
131 3. Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise
132 specified.
133 (c) “Developmental disability” has the same meaning as in
134 s. 393.063.
135 (d)(c) “Eligible individual” means an individual under 18
136 years of age or an individual 18 years of age or older who is in
137 high school and who has been diagnosed as having a developmental
138 disability at 8 years of age or younger.
139 (e)(d) “Health insurance plan” means a group health
140 insurance policy or group health benefit plan offered by an
141 insurer which includes the state group insurance program
142 provided under s. 110.123. The term does not include any health
143 insurance plan offered in the individual market, any health
144 insurance plan that is individually underwritten, or any health
145 insurance plan provided to a small employer.
146 (f)(e) “Insurer” means an insurer providing health
147 insurance coverage, which is licensed to engage in the business
148 of insurance in this state and is subject to insurance
149 regulation.
150 (3) A health insurance plan issued or renewed on or after
151 April 1, 2009, shall provide coverage to an eligible individual
152 for:
153 (a) Well-baby and well-child screening for diagnosing the
154 presence of autism spectrum disorder or other developmental
155 disabilities.
156 (b) Treatment of autism spectrum disorder or other
157 developmental disabilities through speech therapy, occupational
158 therapy, physical therapy, and applied behavior analysis.
159 Applied behavior analysis services shall be provided by an
160 individual certified pursuant to s. 393.17 or an individual
161 licensed under chapter 490 or chapter 491.
162 Section 4. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 641.31098,
163 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
164 641.31098 Coverage for individuals with developmental
165 disabilities.—
166 (2) As used in this section, the term:
167 (a) “Applied behavior analysis” means the design,
168 implementation, and evaluation of environmental modifications,
169 using behavioral stimuli and consequences, to produce socially
170 significant improvement in human behavior, including, but not
171 limited to, the use of direct observation, measurement, and
172 functional analysis of the relations between environment and
173 behavior.
174 (b) “Autism spectrum disorder” means any of the following
175 disorders as defined in the most recent edition of the
176 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the
177 American Psychiatric Association:
178 1. Autistic disorder.
179 2. Asperger’s syndrome.
180 3. Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise
181 specified.
182 (c) “Developmental disability” has the same meaning as in
183 s. 393.063.
184 (d)(c) “Eligible individual” means an individual under 18
185 years of age or an individual 18 years of age or older who is in
186 high school who has been diagnosed as having a developmental
187 disability at 8 years of age or younger.
188 (e)(d) “Health maintenance contract” means a group health
189 maintenance contract offered by a health maintenance
190 organization. This term does not include a health maintenance
191 contract offered in the individual market, a health maintenance
192 contract that is individually underwritten, or a health
193 maintenance contract provided to a small employer.
194 (3) A health maintenance contract issued or renewed on or
195 after April 1, 2009, shall provide coverage to an eligible
196 individual for:
197 (a) Well-baby and well-child screening for diagnosing the
198 presence of autism spectrum disorder or other developmental
199 disability.
200 (b) Treatment of autism spectrum disorder or other
201 developmental disability through speech therapy, occupational
202 therapy, physical therapy, and applied behavior analysis
203 services. Applied behavior analysis services shall be provided
204 by an individual certified pursuant to s. 393.17 or an
205 individual licensed under chapter 490 or chapter 491.
206 Section 5. Subsection (2), paragraph (h) of subsection (3),
207 paragraph (a) of subsection (4), paragraph (d) of subsection
208 (8), and subsection (10) of section 1002.39, Florida Statutes,
209 are amended, present subsections (11), (12), and (13) of that
210 section are renumbered as subsections (12), (13), and (14),
211 respectively, and new subsection (11) is added to that section,
212 to read:
213 1002.39 The John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with
214 Disabilities Program.—There is established a program that is
215 separate and distinct from the Opportunity Scholarship Program
216 and is named the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with
217 Disabilities Program.
218 (2) JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY.—The parent of a
219 public school student with a disability who is dissatisfied with
220 the student’s progress may request and receive from the state a
221 John M. McKay Scholarship for the child to enroll in and attend
222 a private school in accordance with this section if:
223 (a) The student has:
224 1. Received early intervention services under the Voluntary
225 Prekindergarten Education Program pursuant to s. 1002.66 during
226 the previous school year, and the student has a current
227 individual educational plan developed in accordance with rules
228 of the State Board of Education; or
229 2. Spent the prior school year in attendance at a Florida
230 public school or the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.
231 For purposes of this subparagraph, prior school year in
232 attendance means that the student was:
233 1. enrolled and reported by:
234 a. A school district for funding during the preceding
235 October and February Florida Education Finance Program surveys
236 in kindergarten through grade 12, which includes shall include
237 time spent in a Department of Juvenile Justice commitment
238 program if funded under the Florida Education Finance Program;
239 b.2. Enrolled and reported by The Florida School for the
240 Deaf and the Blind during the preceding October and February
241 student membership surveys in kindergarten through grade 12; or
242 c.3. Enrolled and reported by A school district for funding
243 during the preceding October and February Florida Education
244 Finance Program surveys, was at least 4 years old when so
245 enrolled and reported, and was eligible for services under s.
246 1003.21(1)(e).
247
248 However, a dependent child of a member of the United States
249 Armed Forces who transfers to a school in this state from out of
250 state or from a foreign country due to pursuant to a parent’s
251 permanent change of station orders is exempt from this paragraph
252 but must meet all other eligibility requirements to participate
253 in the program.
254 (b) The parent has obtained acceptance for admission of the
255 student to a private school that is eligible for the program
256 under subsection (8) and has requested from the department a
257 scholarship at least 60 days before prior to the date of the
258 first scholarship payment. The request must be communicated
259 through a communication directly to the department in a manner
260 that creates a written or electronic record of the request and
261 the date of receipt of the request. The department of Education
262 must notify the district of the parent’s intent upon receipt of
263 the parent’s request.
264 (3) JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP PROHIBITIONS.—A student is
265 not eligible for a John M. McKay Scholarship while he or she is:
266 (h) Not having regular and direct contact with his or her
267 private school teachers at the school’s physical location,
268 except as provided in subsection (11).
269 (4) TERM OF JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP.—
270 (a) For purposes of continuity of educational choice, a
271 John M. McKay Scholarship remains shall remain in force until
272 the student enrolls in returns to a public school, graduates
273 from high school, or reaches the age of 22, whichever occurs
274 first.
275 (8) PRIVATE SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS.—To be
276 eligible to participate in the John M. McKay Scholarships for
277 Students with Disabilities Program, a private school may be
278 sectarian or nonsectarian and must:
279 (d) Maintain in this state a physical location where a
280 scholarship student regularly attends classes or where the
281 school provides case management services pursuant to subsection
282 (11).
283
284 The inability of a private school to meet the requirements of
285 this subsection shall constitute a basis for the ineligibility
286 of the private school to participate in the scholarship program
287 as determined by the department.
288 (10) JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING AND PAYMENT.—
289 (a)1. The maximum scholarship granted for an eligible
290 student with disabilities shall be a calculated amount
291 equivalent to the base student allocation in the Florida
292 Education Finance Program multiplied by the appropriate cost
293 factor for the educational program that would have been provided
294 for the student in the district school to which he or she was
295 assigned, multiplied by the district cost differential.
296 2. In addition, a share of the guaranteed allocation for
297 exceptional students shall be determined and added to the
298 calculated amount in subparagraph 1. The calculation shall be
299 based on the methodology and the data used to calculate the
300 guaranteed allocation for exceptional students for each district
301 in chapter 2000-166, Laws of Florida. Except as provided in
302 subparagraphs 3. and 4., the calculation shall be based on the
303 student’s grade, matrix level of services, and the difference
304 between the 2000-2001 basic program and the appropriate level of
305 services cost factor, multiplied by the 2000-2001 base student
306 allocation and the 2000-2001 district cost differential for the
307 sending district. Also, The calculated amount shall also include
308 the per-student share of supplemental academic instruction
309 funds, instructional materials funds, technology funds, and
310 other categorical funds as provided for such purposes in the
311 General Appropriations Act.
312 3. The calculated scholarship amount for a student who is
313 eligible under sub-subparagraph (2)(a)2.b. subparagraph (2)(a)2.
314 shall be calculated as provided in subparagraphs 1. and 2.
315 However, the calculation shall be based on the school district
316 in which the parent resides at the time of the scholarship
317 request.
318 4. Until the school district completes the matrix required
319 by paragraph (5)(b), the calculation shall be based on the
320 matrix that assigns the student to support level I of service as
321 it existed prior to the 2000-2001 school year. When the school
322 district completes the matrix, the amount of the payment shall
323 be adjusted as needed.
324 (b) The amount of the John M. McKay Scholarship shall be
325 the calculated amount or the amount of the private school’s
326 tuition and fees, whichever is less. The amount of any
327 assessment fee required by the participating private school may
328 be paid from the total amount of the scholarship.
329 (c)1. The school district shall report all students who are
330 attending a private school under this program. The students with
331 disabilities attending private schools on John M. McKay
332 Scholarships shall be reported separately from other students
333 reported for purposes of the Florida Education Finance Program.
334 2. For program participants who are eligible under sub
335 subparagraph (2)(a)2.b. subparagraph (2)(a)2., the school
336 district that is used as the basis for the calculation of the
337 scholarship amount as provided in subparagraph (a)3. shall:
338 a. Report to the department all such students who are
339 attending a private school under this program.
340 b. Be held harmless for such students from the weighted
341 enrollment ceiling for group 2 programs in s. 1011.62(1)(d)3.b.
342 during the first school year in which the students are reported.
343 (d) Following notification on July 1, September 1, December
344 1, or February 1 of the number of program participants, the
345 department shall transfer, from General Revenue funds only, the
346 amount calculated under paragraph (b) from the school district’s
347 total funding entitlement under the Florida Education Finance
348 Program and from authorized categorical accounts to a separate
349 account for the scholarship program for quarterly disbursement
350 to the parents of participating students. Funds may not be
351 transferred from any funding provided to the Florida School for
352 the Deaf and the Blind for program participants who are eligible
353 under sub-subparagraph (2)(a)2.b. subparagraph (2)(a)2. For a
354 student exiting a Department of Juvenile Justice commitment
355 program who chooses to participate in the scholarship program,
356 the amount of the John M. McKay Scholarship calculated pursuant
357 to paragraph (b) shall be transferred from the school district
358 in which the student last attended a public school before prior
359 to commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice. When a
360 student enters the scholarship program, the department must
361 receive all documentation required for the student’s
362 participation, including the private school’s and the student’s
363 fee schedules, at least 30 days before the first quarterly
364 scholarship payment is made for the student.
365 (e) Upon notification by the department that it has
366 received the documentation required under paragraph (d), the
367 Chief Financial Officer shall make scholarship payments in four
368 equal amounts no later than September 1, November 1, February 1,
369 and April 1 of each academic year in which the scholarship is in
370 force. The initial payment shall be made after department
371 verification of admission acceptance, and subsequent payments
372 shall be made upon verification of continued enrollment and
373 attendance at the private school. Payment must be by individual
374 warrant made payable to the student’s parent and mailed by the
375 department to the private school of the parent’s choice, and the
376 parent shall restrictively endorse the warrant to the private
377 school for deposit into the account of the private school. If
378 the student withdraws from the private school, the private
379 school shall prorate the unused portion of the scholarship
380 payment and refund that amount to the department. If the student
381 immediately transfers to another private school, the unused
382 amount of the scholarship may be paid to the new school.
383 (f) Subsequent to each scholarship payment, the department
384 shall request from the Department of Financial Services a sample
385 of endorsed warrants to review and confirm compliance with
386 endorsement requirements.
387 (11) ALTERNATIVE SITES FOR INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES.—A
388 student who is eligible for a scholarship under this section may
389 receive regular and direct instruction and services from a
390 private school at a site other than the school’s physical
391 location if the following criteria are met:
392 (a) The student’s parent provides a notarized statement
393 from the medical doctor or psychologist treating the student’s
394 disability which documents that the student’s welfare, or the
395 welfare of other students in the classroom, will be jeopardized
396 if the student is required to regularly attend class at the
397 school’s physical location. The notarized statement must be:
398 1. Annually provided to the department at least 60 days
399 before the first scholarship payment date for the school year;
400 and
401 2. Based on an annual review of the student’s disability by
402 the student’s medical doctor or psychologist.
403 (b) The private school serving the student:
404 1. Employs or contracts with a case manager who coordinates
405 and monitors the student’s instruction and services, reviews and
406 maintains the documentation submitted under subparagraph 2., and
407 provides the student’s parent and private school with monthly
408 reports on the student’s progress;
409 2. Requires private school employees or contracted
410 personnel who provide regular and direct instruction or services
411 to the student at the alternative site to submit documentation
412 of the instruction, services, and progress of the student to the
413 case manager; and
414 3. Notifies the department of each student served pursuant
415 to this subsection.
416 (c) A student who received a scholarship in the 2005-2006
417 or 2006-2007 school year under this section, but who was unable
418 to receive a scholarship in the 2006-2007 or 2007-2008 school
419 year due to the regular and direct contact requirement in
420 paragraph (3)(h), is eligible for a scholarship in the 2009-2010
421 school year if the student:
422 1. Demonstrates that he or she would have met the criteria
423 in paragraph (a) at the time of his or her 2006-2007 or 2007
424 2008 scholarship; and
425 2. Except for the prior school year attendance requirement
426 in paragraph (2)(a), satisfies the requirements for a
427 scholarship under this section.
428 Section 6. Present subsections (2) through (5) of section
429 1002.51, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4)
430 through (7), respectively, and new subsections (2) and (3) are
431 added to that section, to read:
432 1002.51 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:
433 (2) “Disability” means any disability listed in the
434 definition of exceptional student in s. 1003.01.
435 (3) “Early intervention service provider” means a provider
436 delivering early intervention services under s. 1002.66.
437 Section 7. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 1002.53,
438 Florida Statutes, as amended by section 4 of chapter 2009-3,
439 Laws of Florida, are amended to read:
440 1002.53 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program;
441 eligibility and enrollment.—
442 (1) There is created the Voluntary Prekindergarten
443 Education Program, which. The program shall take effect in each
444 county at the beginning of the 2005-2006 school year and shall
445 be organized, designed, and delivered in accordance with s. 1(b)
446 and (c), Art. IX of the State Constitution.
447 (3) The parent of each child eligible under subsection (2)
448 may enroll the child in one of the following programs:
449 (a) A school-year prekindergarten program delivered by a
450 private prekindergarten provider under s. 1002.55;
451 (b) A summer prekindergarten program delivered by a public
452 school or private prekindergarten provider under s. 1002.61; or
453 (c) A school-year prekindergarten program delivered by a
454 public school; or
455 (d) Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, a
456 prekindergarten program for children with disabilities, if the
457 child has a disability and is eligible for the program under s.
458 1002.66.
459
460 Except as provided in s. 1002.71(4), a child may not enroll in
461 more than one of these programs.
462 Section 8. Section 1002.66, Florida Statutes, is created to
463 read:
464 1002.66 Prekindergarten program for children with
465 disabilities.—
466 (1) Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, a child with
467 a disability who enrolls with the early learning coalition under
468 s. 1002.53(3)(d) is eligible for a prekindergarten program of
469 early intervention services if:
470 (a) The child is eligible for the Voluntary Prekindergarten
471 Education Program under s. 1002.53.
472 (b) A current individual educational plan has been
473 developed for the child in accordance with rules of the State
474 Board of Education.
475 (2) The parent of a child who is eligible for the
476 prekindergarten program for children with disabilities may
477 select one or more early intervention services that the child’s
478 individual educational plan indicates is appropriate for the
479 child. These early intervention services may include, but are
480 not limited to:
481 (a) Applied behavior analysis.
482 (b) Speech-language pathology.
483 (c) Occupational therapy.
484 (d) Physical therapy.
485 (3) The early intervention services provided for a child
486 under this section must be delivered according to professionally
487 accepted standards and must, in accordance with the performance
488 standards adopted by the department under s. 1002.67, address
489 the age-appropriate progress of the child in the development of
490 the capabilities, capacities, and skills required under s. 1(b),
491 Art. IX of the State Constitution.
492 (4) The department shall approve early intervention service
493 providers whose services meet the standards in subsection (3),
494 maintain a list of approved providers, and notify each school
495 district and early learning coalition of the approved provider
496 list. Upon the request of a child’s parent, the department may
497 approve an early intervention service provider that is not on
498 the approved list if the provider’s services meet the standards
499 in subsection (3) and the child’s individual educational plan
500 indicates that the services are appropriate for the child.
501 (5) From the funds allocated to the early learning
502 coalition for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program,
503 the coalition shall reimburse an approved early intervention
504 service provider for authorized services provided to an eligible
505 child, except that the cumulative total of services reimbursed
506 for a child may not exceed the amount of the base student
507 allocation provided in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education
508 Program in the General Appropriations Act.
509 Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
510 1002.71, Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 2009-3, Laws of
511 Florida, is amended to read:
512 1002.71 Funding; financial and attendance reporting.—
513 (4) Notwithstanding s. 1002.53(3) and subsection (2):
514 (a) A child who, for any of the prekindergarten programs
515 listed in s. 1002.53(3), has not completed more than 10 percent
516 of the hours authorized to be reported for funding under
517 subsection (2), or has not expended more than 10 percent of the
518 funds authorized for the child under s. 1002.66, may withdraw
519 from the program for good cause, reenroll in one of the
520 programs, and be reported for funding purposes as a full-time
521 equivalent student in the program in for which the child is
522 reenrolled. The total funding for a child who reenrolls in one
523 of the programs may shall not exceed one full-time equivalent
524 student.
525
526 A child may reenroll only once in a prekindergarten program
527 under this section. A child who reenrolls in a prekindergarten
528 program under this subsection may not subsequently withdraw from
529 the program and reenroll. The Agency for Workforce Innovation
530 shall establish criteria specifying whether a good cause exists
531 for a child to withdraw from a program under paragraph (a),
532 whether a child has substantially completed a program under
533 paragraph (b), and whether an extreme hardship exists which is
534 beyond the child’s or parent’s control under paragraph (b).
535 Section 10. Paragraphs (a) and (f) of subsection (2) of
536 section 1002.75, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
537 1002.75 Agency for Workforce Innovation; powers and duties;
538 operational requirements.—
539 (2) The Agency for Workforce Innovation shall adopt
540 procedures governing the administration of the Voluntary
541 Prekindergarten Education Program by the early learning
542 coalitions and school districts for:
543 (a) Enrolling children in and determining the eligibility
544 of children for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program
545 under ss. 1002.53 and 1002.66 s. 1002.53.
546 (f) Paying private prekindergarten providers, and public
547 schools, and early intervention service providers under ss.
548 1002.66 and 1002.71 s. 1002.71.
549 Section 11. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.
550