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Florida Senate - 2004 SB 1106
By Senator Klein
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to regional autism centers;
3 amending s. 1004.55, F.S.; creating an
4 additional regional autism center in the state;
5 reducing the number of counties within the
6 service areas of two existing regional autism
7 centers; providing an effective date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 1004.55,
12 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
13 1004.55 Regional autism centers.--
14 (1) Seven Six regional autism centers are established
15 to provide nonresidential resource and training services for
16 persons of all ages and of all levels of intellectual
17 functioning who have autism, as defined in s. 393.063; who
18 have a pervasive developmental disorder that is not otherwise
19 specified; who have an autistic-like disability; who have a
20 dual sensory impairment; or who have a sensory impairment with
21 other handicapping conditions. Each center shall be
22 operationally and fiscally independent and shall provide
23 services within its geographical region of the state. Each
24 center shall coordinate services within and between state and
25 local agencies and school districts but may not duplicate
26 services provided by those agencies or school districts. The
27 respective locations and service areas of the centers are:
28 (a) The Department of Communication Disorders at
29 Florida State University, which serves Bay, Calhoun, Escambia,
30 Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon,
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1 Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla,
2 Walton, and Washington Counties.
3 (b) The College of Medicine at the University of
4 Florida, which serves Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia,
5 Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Lafayette, Levy, Marion,
6 Putnam, Suwannee, and Union Counties.
7 (c) The University of Florida Health Science Center at
8 Jacksonville, which serves Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler,
9 Nassau, and St. Johns Counties.
10 (d) The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health
11 Institute at the University of South Florida, which serves
12 Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands,
13 Hillsborough, Indian River, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Okeechobee,
14 Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, St. Lucie, and Sarasota Counties.
15 (e) The Mailman Center for Child Development at the
16 University of Miami, which serves Broward, Dade, and Monroe,
17 and Palm Beach Counties.
18 (f) The College of Health and Public Affairs at the
19 University of Central Florida, which serves Brevard, Lake,
20 Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia Counties.
21 (g) The Department of Exceptional Student Education at
22 Florida Atlantic University, which serves Palm Beach, Martin,
23 St. Lucie, Okeechobee, and Indian River Counties.
24 (3) To promote statewide planning and coordination, a
25 conference must be held annually for staff from each of the
26 seven five centers and representatives from each center's
27 constituency board. The purpose of the conference is to
28 facilitate coordination, networking, cross-training, and
29 feedback among the staffs and constituency boards of the
30 centers.
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1 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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5 SENATE SUMMARY
6 Creates an additional regional autism center at Florida
Atlantic University. Reduces the number of counties
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