Florida Senate - 2025 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 584
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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04/17/2025 .
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The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Garcia) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 50 - 87
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5 but not limited to, students eligible for a tuition and fee
6 exemption under s. 1009.25(1)(c)1.-4. or (e), in residence halls
7 and dormitory residences owned by the institution or university.
8 The Office of Continuing Care established under s. 414.56 is
9 responsible for determining whether a student is or was formerly
10 in foster care. Each Florida College System institution and
11 state university is responsible for determining whether a
12 student is eligible for a tuition or fee exemption under s.
13 1009.25(1)(e).
14 (5) If a Florida College System institution or state
15 university implements a priority system for the assignment of
16 students to or the award of any of the following, the
17 institution or university must provide students eligible for the
18 tuition and fee exemption under s. 1009.25(1)(c)1.-4. or (e)
19 with first priority:
20 (a) Institution-operated or university-operated housing.
21 (b) Year-round housing.
22 (c) Work study opportunities.
23 (6) Florida College System institutions and state
24 universities may not require students to have a cosigner or
25 guarantor to obtain housing if the student receives housing
26 support under s. 409.1451(2) or (3) or is in care under s.
27 39.6251.
28 Section 2. Section 409.14525, Florida Statutes, is created
29 to read:
30 409.14525 Housing support for young adults; federal housing
31 vouchers.—The department, community-based care lead agencies,
32 and housing authorities created under s. 421.04 shall take any
33 action required by the United States Department of Housing and
34 Urban Development to administer the federal Foster Youth to
35 Independence (FYI) initiative and other federal programs and
36 vouchers offered by the United States Department of Housing and
37 Urban Development, which may include the department, the
38 community-based care lead agencies, and their subcontractors
39 doing any of the following:
40 (1) Entering into a memorandum of understanding or a letter
41 of intent with all of the housing authorities within their
42 service areas.
43 (2) Providing or securing supportive services for
44 participating youth for the duration of the FYI initiative
45 voucher.
46 (3) Providing a written certification to the housing
47 authority verifying the youth’s child welfare history.
48 (4) Identifying youth eligible for an FYI initiative
49 voucher within the community-based care lead agency’s caseload
50 and communicating their eligibility to the youth.
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52 The department, community-based care lead agencies, and their
53 subcontracted service providers that administer housing funds
54 for young adults in the child welfare system shall document
55 actions taken to facilitate a young adult’s acquisition of a
56 residential lease, which may include, but are not limited to,
57 providing assurances to a landlord that funding will be provided
58 on a monthly basis through a housing voucher. This section
59 applies to entities that serve young adults receiving
60 postsecondary educational services and support or aftercare
61 services under s. 409.1451 or young adults receiving continuing
62 care under s. 39.6251.
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65 And the title is amended as follows:
66 Delete line 18
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68 Independence initiative and other federal programs and
69 vouchers; requiring the department, community-based
70 care lead agencies, and certain subcontracted service
71 providers to document certain actions; providing
72 applicability; requiring the Office of