The Florida Senate

There is created the Florida Child Welfare Student Loan Forgiveness Program to be administered by the Department of Children and Family Services. The program shall provide loan reimbursement to eligible employees in child welfare positions that are critical to the department’s mission, as determined by the department, and that are within the department, sheriff’s offices, or contracted community-based care agencies. To be eligible for a program loan, the employee’s outstanding student loans may not be in a default status. This section shall be implemented only as specifically funded.