Florida Senate - 2024                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1224
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  02/09/2024           .                                
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       The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
       (Burton) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 1819 - 1835
    4  and insert:
    5         1009.898 Fostering Prosperity grants.—
    6         (1) Subject to the appropriation of funds for that purpose
    7  by the Legislature, the Fostering Prosperity program shall
    8  administer the following grants to youth and young adults aging
    9  out of foster care:
   10         (a) Grants to provide financial literacy instruction using
   11  a curriculum developed by the Department of Financial Services
   12  in consultation with the Department of Education.
   13         (b) Grants to provide CLT, SAT, or ACT preparation,
   14  including one-on-one support and fee waivers for the
   15  examinations.
   16         (c) Grants to youth and young adults planning to pursue
   17  trade careers or paid apprenticeships.
   18         (2) If a young adult who is aging out of foster care is
   19  reunited with his or her parent, the grants must remain
   20  available for the young adult for up to 1 year after
   21  reunification.
   22         (3) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
   23  administer this section.
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   25  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   26  And the title is amended as follows:
   27         Delete lines 102 - 106
   28  and insert:
   29         authorizing, subject to appropriation, the Fostering
   30         Prosperity program to provide certain grants to youth
   31         and young adults who are aging out of foster care;
   32         requiring that such grants remain available for a
   33         certain period of time after reunification of a young
   34         adult with his or her parent; requiring the State
   35         Board of Education to adopt certain rules; amending
   36         ss.