CS/CS/HB 591: Children with Developmental Disabilities
GENERAL BILL by Budget Committee ; Student Academic Success Subcommittee ; Maggard ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benarroch ; Blanco ; Chambliss ; Maney ; Rizo ; Stark ; Tant ; Temple ; Weinberger
Children with Developmental Disabilities ; Revises scope of the Dr. & Mrs. Alfonse & Kathleen Cinotti Health Care Screening & Services Grant Program to allow grant funds to be used for screenings, referrals for treatment,& related services for autism; revises requirements for annual grant application submitted by DOH for Early Steps Program to conform to changes made by act; provides purpose for Early Steps Extended Option; authorizes department to implement Early Steps Extended Option regardless of certain federal funding; requires University of Florida Center for Autism & Neurodevelopment to fund specialized summer programs for children with autism spectrum disorder; creates University of Florida Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment.
Last Action: 4/8/2025 House - Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/13/2025 House • Filed
2/19/2025 House • Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
• Referred to Budget Committee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/14/2025 House • Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda
3/18/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee
3/19/2025 House • Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/20/2025 House • Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
• Referred to Budget Committee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/25/2025 House • Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
3/27/2025 House • Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
3/28/2025 House • Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
• Now in Budget Committee
3/31/2025 House • Added to Budget Committee agenda
4/2/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Budget Committee
• Reported out of Budget Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
4/3/2025 House • Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Education & Employment Committee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/4/2025 House • Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
4/8/2025 House • Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
• Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
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CS/CS/HB 591, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/2/2025 at 6:37 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Education & Employment Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 112 (c2) Children with Developmental Disabilities Harrell Similar Last Action: 3/12/2025 H In Messages 
Citations - Statutes (9)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 381.9855 Dr. and Mrs. Alfonse and Kathleen Cinotti Health Care Screening and Services Grant Program; portal. Page 4 (pdf) 391.302 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf) 391.308 Early Steps Program. Page 7 (pdf) 391.3081 Page 8 (pdf) 1003.5711 Page 13 (pdf) 1003.5712 Page 16 (pdf) 1004.551 Page 19 (pdf) 1012.582 Continuing education and inservice training for teaching students with developmental and emotional or behavioral disabilities. Page 22 (pdf) 1012.585 Process for renewal of professional certificates. Page 23 (pdf) -
CS/HB 591, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/19/2025 at 4:49 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2025 (pdf)
Budget Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 112 (c2) Children with Developmental Disabilities Harrell Similar Last Action: 3/12/2025 H In Messages
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 236141 - Amendment
Remove lines 511-512 and insert:Maggard 4/1/2025
5:46 PMAdopted without Objection
4/2/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (9)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 381.9855 Dr. and Mrs. Alfonse and Kathleen Cinotti Health Care Screening and Services Grant Program; portal. Page 4 (pdf) 391.302 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf) 391.308 Early Steps Program. Page 7 (pdf) 391.3081 Page 8 (pdf) 1003.5711 Page 13 (pdf) 1003.5712 Page 16 (pdf) 1004.551 Page 19 (pdf) 1012.582 Continuing education and inservice training for teaching students with developmental and emotional or behavioral disabilities. Page 22 (pdf) 1012.585 Process for renewal of professional certificates. Page 23 (pdf) -
HB 591, Original Filed Version Posted 2/13/2025 at 7:00 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 112 (c2) Children with Developmental Disabilities Harrell Similar Last Action: 3/12/2025 H In Messages
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 258437 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Maggard 3/17/2025
9:56 AMAdopted without Objection
3/21/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (9)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 381.9855 Dr. and Mrs. Alfonse and Kathleen Cinotti Health Care Screening and Services Grant Program; portal. Page 4 (pdf) 391.302 Definitions. Page 6 (pdf) 391.308 Early Steps Program. Page 7 (pdf) 391.3081 Page 8 (pdf) 1003.5711 Page 13 (pdf) 1003.5712 Page 16 (pdf) 1004.551 Page 19 (pdf) 1012.582 Continuing education and inservice training for teaching students with developmental and emotional or behavioral disabilities. Page 22 (pdf) 1012.585 Process for renewal of professional certificates. Page 23 (pdf)