HB 897: Community Rehabilitation Programs
GENERAL BILL by Spencer
Community Rehabilitation Programs; Provides minimum standards community rehabilitation program must meet to qualify to enter into cooperative agreements with Division of Blind Services to provide certain services; authorizes director of division to temporarily waive certain requirements for certain purposes; provides that community rehabilitation programs that meet specified requirements are considered priority service providers for program funding; authorizes division to enter into cooperative agreements with noncommunity rehabilitation program private vendor; provides requirements for such cooperative agreements; requires Florida Association of Agencies Serving Blind, Inc., to coordinate with division to ensure annual cooperative agreements meet certain needs.
Last Action: 1/5/2026 House - Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/23/2025 House • Filed
1/5/2026 House • Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
• Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
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HB 897, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/23/2025 at 10:52 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 792 Community Rehabilitation Programs Arrington Similar Last Action: 12/16/2025 S Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 413.014 Community rehabilitation programs. Page 2 (pdf)