HB 1385

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to children with disabilities; amending s.
3	393.063, F.S.; redefining the term "developmental
4	disability" and defining the term "Down syndrome";
5	creating s. 456.0291, F.S.; requiring certain licensing
6	boards to require continuing education on developmental
7	disabilities for certain licensees and certificateholders;
8	providing course content; providing penalties; providing
9	rulemaking authority; requiring the Department of Health
10	to develop and implement a plan to promote awareness of
11	developmental disabilities; amending s. 627.6686, F.S.;
12	providing health insurance coverage for individuals with
13	developmental disabilities; amending s. 641.31098, F.S.;
14	providing coverage under a health maintenance contract for
15	individuals with developmental disabilities; amending s.
16	1002.39, F.S., relating to the John M. McKay Scholarships
17	for Students with Disabilities Program; authorizing
18	students who receive certain services under the Voluntary
19	Prekindergarten Education Program to receive a John M.
20	McKay Scholarship; conforming cross-references; requiring
21	a private school to refund scholarship payment under
22	certain circumstances; permitting students to receive
23	scholarship services at locations other than the private
24	school's site under specified conditions; providing
25	retroactive eligibility for scholarships under certain
26	circumstances; amending s. 1002.51, F.S.; revising
27	definitions for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education
28	Program; amending s. 1002.53 and creating s. 1002.66,
29	F.S.; establishing a prekindergarten program option for
30	children with disabilities; providing eligibility criteria
31	for early intervention services; providing for the
32	approval of early intervention service providers;
33	authorizing the expenditure of funds for early
34	intervention services; amending s. 1002.71, F.S.;
35	authorizing a child participating in a prekindergarten
36	program for children with disabilities to reenroll in
37	another program option under certain conditions; amending
38	s. 1002.75, F.S.; revising the powers and duties of the
39	Agency for Workforce Innovation for prekindergarten
40	programs; providing an effective date.
41
42	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
43
44	Section 1.  Present subsections (13) through (40) of
45	section 393.063, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections
46	(14) through (41), respectively, subsection (9) of that section
47	is amended, and a new subsection (13) is added to that section,
48	to read:
49	393.063  Definitions.--For the purposes of this chapter,
50	the term:
51	(9)  "Developmental disability" means a disorder or
52	syndrome that is attributable to retardation, cerebral palsy,
53	autism, spina bifida, Down syndrome, or Prader-Willi syndrome;
54	that manifests before the age of 18; and that constitutes a
55	substantial handicap that can reasonably be expected to continue
56	indefinitely.
57	(13)  "Down syndrome" means a disorder caused by the
58	presence of an extra chromosome 21 and characterized by mental
59	retardation and distinguishing physical features.
60	Section 2.  Section 456.0291, Florida Statutes, is created
61	to read:
62	456.0291  Instruction on developmental disabilities.--
63	(1)  The appropriate board shall require each person
64	licensed or certified under chapter 458, chapter 459, part I of
65	chapter 464, chapter 490, or chapter 491 to complete a 2-hour
66	continuing education course, approved by the board, on
67	developmental disabilities, as defined in s. 393.063, with the
68	addition of autism spectrum disorder, as part of every third
69	biennial relicensure or recertification.
70	(a)  The course shall consist of information on the
71	diagnosis and treatment of developmental disabilities and
72	information on counseling and education of a parent whose child
73	is diagnosed with a developmental disability, with an emphasis
74	on autism spectrum disorder.
75	(b)  Each such licensee or certificateholder shall submit
76	confirmation of having completed the course, on a form provided
77	by the board, when submitting fees for every third biennial
78	renewal.
79	(c)  The board may approve additional equivalent courses
80	that may be used to satisfy the requirements of this section.
81	Each licensing board that requires a licensee to complete an
82	educational course pursuant to this subsection may include the
83	hours required for completion of the course in the total hours
84	of continuing education required for such profession unless the
85	continuing education requirements for such profession is less
86	than 30 hours biennially.
87	(d)  Any person holding two or more licenses subject to the
88	provisions of this subsection may show proof of having taken one
89	board-approved course on developmental disabilities for purposes
90	of relicensure or recertification for any additional licenses.
91	(e)  Failure to comply with the requirements of this
92	subsection constitutes grounds for disciplinary action under
93	each respective practice act and under s. 456.072(1)(k). In
94	addition to any discipline imposed, the licensee must complete
95	the course.
96	(2)  Each board may adopt rules to carry out the provisions
97	of this section.
98	(3)  The department shall implement a plan to promote
99	awareness of developmental disabilities, with a focus on autism
100	spectrum disorder, to physicians licensed under chapter 458 or
101	chapter 459 and parents. The department shall develop the plan
102	in consultation with organizations representing allopathic and
103	osteopathic physicians, the Board of Medicine, the Board of
104	Osteopathic Medicine, and nationally recognized organizations
105	that promote awareness of developmental disabilities. The
106	department's plan must include the distribution of educational
107	materials for parents, including a developmental assessment
108	tool.
109	Section 3.  Subsection (2) and (3) of section 627.6686,
110	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
111	627.6686  Coverage for individuals with autism spectrum
112	disorder required; exception.--
113	(2)  As used in this section, the term:
114	(a)  "Applied behavior analysis" means the design,
115	implementation, and evaluation of environmental modifications,
116	using behavioral stimuli and consequences, to produce socially
117	significant improvement in human behavior, including, but not
118	limited to, the use of direct observation, measurement, and
119	functional analysis of the relations between environment and
120	behavior.
121	(b)  "Autism spectrum disorder" means any of the following
122	disorders as defined in the most recent edition of the
123	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the
124	American Psychiatric Association:
125	1.  Autistic disorder.
126	2.  Asperger's syndrome.
127	3.  Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise
128	specified.
129	(c)  "Developmental disability" has the same meaning as in
130	s. 393.063.
131	(d)(c)  "Eligible individual" means an individual under 18
132	years of age or an individual 18 years of age or older who is in
133	high school and who has been diagnosed as having a developmental
134	disability at 8 years of age or younger.
135	(e)(d)  "Health insurance plan" means a group health
136	insurance policy or group health benefit plan offered by an
137	insurer which includes the state group insurance program
138	provided under s. 110.123. The term does not include any health
139	insurance plan offered in the individual market, any health
140	insurance plan that is individually underwritten, or any health
141	insurance plan provided to a small employer.
142	(f)(e)  "Insurer" means an insurer providing health
143	insurance coverage, which is licensed to engage in the business
144	of insurance in this state and is subject to insurance
145	regulation.
146	(3)  A health insurance plan issued or renewed on or after
147	April 1, 2009, shall provide coverage to an eligible individual
148	for:
149	(a)  Well-baby and well-child screening for diagnosing the
150	presence of autism spectrum disorder or other developmental
151	disabilities.
152	(b)  Treatment of autism spectrum disorder or other
153	developmental disabilities through speech therapy, occupational
154	therapy, physical therapy, and applied behavior analysis.
155	Applied behavior analysis services shall be provided by an
156	individual certified pursuant to s. 393.17 or an individual
157	licensed under chapter 490 or chapter 491.
158	Section 4.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section 641.31098,
159	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
160	641.31098  Coverage for individuals with developmental
161	disabilities.--
162	(2)  As used in this section, the term:
163	(a)  "Applied behavior analysis" means the design,
164	implementation, and evaluation of environmental modifications,
165	using behavioral stimuli and consequences, to produce socially
166	significant improvement in human behavior, including, but not
167	limited to, the use of direct observation, measurement, and
168	functional analysis of the relations between environment and
169	behavior.
170	(b)  "Autism spectrum disorder" means any of the following
171	disorders as defined in the most recent edition of the
172	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the
173	American Psychiatric Association:
174	1.  Autistic disorder.
175	2.  Asperger's syndrome.
176	3.  Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise
177	specified.
178	(c)  "Developmental disability" has the same meaning as in
179	s. 393.063.
180	(d)(c)  "Eligible individual" means an individual under 18
181	years of age or an individual 18 years of age or older who is in
182	high school who has been diagnosed as having a developmental
183	disability at 8 years of age or younger.
184	(e)(d)  "Health maintenance contract" means a group health
185	maintenance contract offered by a health maintenance
186	organization. This term does not include a health maintenance
187	contract offered in the individual market, a health maintenance
188	contract that is individually underwritten, or a health
189	maintenance contract provided to a small employer.
190	(3)  A health maintenance contract issued or renewed on or
191	after April 1, 2009, shall provide coverage to an eligible
192	individual for:
193	(a)  Well-baby and well-child screening for diagnosing the
194	presence of autism spectrum disorder or other developmental
195	disability.
196	(b)  Treatment of autism spectrum disorder or other
197	developmental disability through speech therapy, occupational
198	therapy, physical therapy, and applied behavior analysis
199	services. Applied behavior analysis services shall be provided
200	by an individual certified pursuant to s. 393.17 or an
201	individual licensed under chapter 490 or chapter 491.
202	Section 5.  Subsection (2), paragraph (h) of subsection
203	(3), paragraph (a) of subsection (4), paragraph (d) of
204	subsection (8), and subsection (10) of section 1002.39, Florida
205	Statutes, are amended, present subsections (11), (12), and (13)
206	of that section are renumbered as subsections (12), (13), and
207	(14), respectively, and new subsection (11) is added to that
208	section, to read:
209	1002.39  The John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with
210	Disabilities Program.--There is established a program that is
211	separate and distinct from the Opportunity Scholarship Program
212	and is named the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with
213	Disabilities Program.
214	(2)  JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY.--The parent of
215	a public school student with a disability who is dissatisfied
216	with the student's progress may request and receive from the
217	state a John M. McKay Scholarship for the child to enroll in and
218	attend a private school in accordance with this section if:
219	(a)  The student has:
220	1.  Received early intervention services under the
221	Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program pursuant to s.
222	1002.66 during the previous school year, and the student has a
223	current individual educational plan developed in accordance with
224	rules of the State Board of Education; or
225	2.  Spent the prior school year in attendance at a Florida
226	public school or the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.
227	For purposes of this subparagraph, prior school year in
228	attendance means that the student was:
229	1.  enrolled and reported by:
230	a.  A school district for funding during the preceding
231	October and February Florida Education Finance Program surveys
232	in kindergarten through grade 12, which includes shall include
233	time spent in a Department of Juvenile Justice commitment
234	program if funded under the Florida Education Finance Program;
235	b.2.  Enrolled and reported by The Florida School for the
236	Deaf and the Blind during the preceding October and February
237	student membership surveys in kindergarten through grade 12; or
238	c.3.  Enrolled and reported by A school district for
239	funding during the preceding October and February Florida
240	Education Finance Program surveys, was at least 4 years old when
241	so enrolled and reported, and was eligible for services under s.
242	1003.21(1)(e).
243
244	However, a dependent child of a member of the United States
245	Armed Forces who transfers to a school in this state from out of
246	state or from a foreign country due to pursuant to a parent's
247	permanent change of station orders is exempt from this paragraph
248	but must meet all other eligibility requirements to participate
249	in the program.
250	(b)  The parent has obtained acceptance for admission of
251	the student to a private school that is eligible for the program
252	under subsection (8) and has requested from the department a
253	scholarship at least 60 days before prior to the date of the
254	first scholarship payment. The request must be communicated
255	through a communication directly to the department in a manner
256	that creates a written or electronic record of the request and
257	the date of receipt of the request. The department of Education
258	must notify the district of the parent's intent upon receipt of
259	the parent's request.
260	(3)  JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP PROHIBITIONS.--A student is
261	not eligible for a John M. McKay Scholarship while he or she is:
262	(h)  Not having regular and direct contact with his or her
263	private school teachers at the school's physical location,
264	except as provided in subsection (11).
265	(4)  TERM OF JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP.--
266	(a)  For purposes of continuity of educational choice, a
267	John M. McKay Scholarship remains shall remain in force until
268	the student enrolls in returns to a public school, graduates
269	from high school, or reaches the age of 22, whichever occurs
270	first.
271	(8)  PRIVATE SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS.--To be
272	eligible to participate in the John M. McKay Scholarships for
273	Students with Disabilities Program, a private school may be
274	sectarian or nonsectarian and must:
275	(d)  Maintain in this state a physical location where a
276	scholarship student regularly attends classes or where the
277	school provides case management services pursuant to subsection
278	(11).
279
280	The inability of a private school to meet the requirements of
281	this subsection shall constitute a basis for the ineligibility
282	of the private school to participate in the scholarship program
283	as determined by the department.
284	(10)  JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING AND PAYMENT.--
285	(a)1.  The maximum scholarship granted for an eligible
286	student with disabilities shall be a calculated amount
287	equivalent to the base student allocation in the Florida
288	Education Finance Program multiplied by the appropriate cost
289	factor for the educational program that would have been provided
290	for the student in the district school to which he or she was
291	assigned, multiplied by the district cost differential.
292	2.  In addition, a share of the guaranteed allocation for
293	exceptional students shall be determined and added to the
294	calculated amount in subparagraph 1. The calculation shall be
295	based on the methodology and the data used to calculate the
296	guaranteed allocation for exceptional students for each district
297	in chapter 2000-166, Laws of Florida. Except as provided in
298	subparagraphs 3. and 4., the calculation shall be based on the
299	student's grade, matrix level of services, and the difference
300	between the 2000-2001 basic program and the appropriate level of
301	services cost factor, multiplied by the 2000-2001 base student
302	allocation and the 2000-2001 district cost differential for the
303	sending district. Also, The calculated amount shall also include
304	the per-student share of supplemental academic instruction
305	funds, instructional materials funds, technology funds, and
306	other categorical funds as provided for such purposes in the
307	General Appropriations Act.
308	3.  The calculated scholarship amount for a student who is
309	eligible under sub-subparagraph (2)(a)2.b. subparagraph (2)(a)2.
310	shall be calculated as provided in subparagraphs 1. and 2.
311	However, the calculation shall be based on the school district
312	in which the parent resides at the time of the scholarship
313	request.
314	4.  Until the school district completes the matrix required
315	by paragraph (5)(b), the calculation shall be based on the
316	matrix that assigns the student to support level I of service as
317	it existed prior to the 2000-2001 school year. When the school
318	district completes the matrix, the amount of the payment shall
319	be adjusted as needed.
320	(b)  The amount of the John M. McKay Scholarship shall be
321	the calculated amount or the amount of the private school's
322	tuition and fees, whichever is less. The amount of any
323	assessment fee required by the participating private school may
324	be paid from the total amount of the scholarship.
325	(c)1.  The school district shall report all students who
326	are attending a private school under this program. The students
327	with disabilities attending private schools on John M. McKay
328	Scholarships shall be reported separately from other students
329	reported for purposes of the Florida Education Finance Program.
330	2.  For program participants who are eligible under sub-
331	subparagraph (2)(a)2.b. subparagraph (2)(a)2., the school
332	district that is used as the basis for the calculation of the
333	scholarship amount as provided in subparagraph (a)3. shall:
334	a.  Report to the department all such students who are
335	attending a private school under this program.
336	b.  Be held harmless for such students from the weighted
337	enrollment ceiling for group 2 programs in s. 1011.62(1)(d)3.b.
338	during the first school year in which the students are reported.
339	(d)  Following notification on July 1, September 1,
340	December 1, or February 1 of the number of program participants,
341	the department shall transfer, from General Revenue funds only,
342	the amount calculated under paragraph (b) from the school
343	district's total funding entitlement under the Florida Education
344	Finance Program and from authorized categorical accounts to a
345	separate account for the scholarship program for quarterly
346	disbursement to the parents of participating students. Funds may
347	not be transferred from any funding provided to the Florida
348	School for the Deaf and the Blind for program participants who
349	are eligible under sub-subparagraph (2)(a)2.b. subparagraph
350	(2)(a)2. For a student exiting a Department of Juvenile Justice
351	commitment program who chooses to participate in the scholarship
352	program, the amount of the John M. McKay Scholarship calculated
353	pursuant to paragraph (b) shall be transferred from the school
354	district in which the student last attended a public school
355	before prior to commitment to the Department of Juvenile
356	Justice. When a student enters the scholarship program, the
357	department must receive all documentation required for the
358	student's participation, including the private school's and the
359	student's fee schedules, at least 30 days before the first
360	quarterly scholarship payment is made for the student.
361	(e)  Upon notification by the department that it has
362	received the documentation required under paragraph (d), the
363	Chief Financial Officer shall make scholarship payments in four
364	equal amounts no later than September 1, November 1, February 1,
365	and April 1 of each academic year in which the scholarship is in
366	force. The initial payment shall be made after department
367	verification of admission acceptance, and subsequent payments
368	shall be made upon verification of continued enrollment and
369	attendance at the private school. Payment must be by individual
370	warrant made payable to the student's parent and mailed by the
371	department to the private school of the parent's choice, and the
372	parent shall restrictively endorse the warrant to the private
373	school for deposit into the account of the private school. If
374	the student withdraws from the private school, the private
375	school shall prorate the unused portion of the scholarship
376	payment and refund that amount to the department. If the student
377	immediately transfers to another private school, the unused
378	amount of the scholarship may be paid to the new school.
379	(f)  Subsequent to each scholarship payment, the department
380	shall request from the Department of Financial Services a sample
381	of endorsed warrants to review and confirm compliance with
382	endorsement requirements.
383	(11)  ALTERNATIVE SITES FOR INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES.--A
384	student who is eligible for a scholarship under this section may
385	receive regular and direct instruction and services from a
386	private school at a site other than the school's physical
387	location if the following criteria are met:
388	(a)  The student's parent provides a notarized statement
389	from the medical doctor or psychologist treating the student's
390	disability which documents that the student's welfare, or the
391	welfare of other students in the classroom, will be jeopardized
392	if the student is required to regularly attend class at the
393	school's physical location. The notarized statement must be:
394	1.  Annually provided to the department at least 60 days
395	before the first scholarship payment date for the school year;
396	and
397	2.  Based on an annual review of the student's disability
398	by the student's medical doctor or psychologist.
399	(b)  The private school serving the student:
400	1.  Employs or contracts with a case manager who
401	coordinates and monitors the student's instruction and services,
402	reviews and maintains the documentation submitted under
403	subparagraph 2., and provides the student's parent and private
404	school with monthly reports on the student's progress;
405	2.  Requires private school employees or contracted
406	personnel who provide regular and direct instruction or services
407	to the student at the alternative site to submit documentation
408	of the instruction, services, and progress of the student to the
409	case manager; and
410	3.  Notifies the department of each student served pursuant
411	to this subsection.
412	(c)  A student who received a scholarship in the 2005-2006
413	or 2006-2007 school year under this section, but who was unable
414	to receive a scholarship in the 2006-2007 or 2007-2008 school
415	year due to the regular and direct contact requirement in
416	paragraph (3)(h), is eligible for a scholarship in the 2009-2010
417	school year if the student:
418	1.  Demonstrates that he or she would have met the criteria
419	in paragraph (a) at the time of his or her 2006-2007 or 2007-
420	2008 scholarship; and
421	2.  Except for the prior school year attendance requirement
422	in paragraph (2)(a), satisfies the requirements for a
423	scholarship under this section.
424	Section 6.  Present subsections (2) through (5) of section
425	1002.51, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4)
426	through (7), respectively, and new subsections (2) and (3) are
427	added to that section, to read:
428	1002.51  Definitions.--As used in this part, the term:
429	(2)  "Disability" means any disability listed in the
430	definition of exceptional student in s. 1003.01.
431	(3)  "Early intervention service provider" means a provider
432	delivering early intervention services under s. 1002.66.
433	Section 7.  Subsections (1) and (3) of section 1002.53,
434	Florida Statutes, as amended by section 4 of chapter 2009-3,
435	Laws of Florida, are amended to read:
436	1002.53  Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program;
437	eligibility and enrollment.--
438	(1)  There is created the Voluntary Prekindergarten
439	Education Program, which. The program shall take effect in each
440	county at the beginning of the 2005-2006 school year and shall
441	be organized, designed, and delivered in accordance with s. 1(b)
442	and (c), Art. IX of the State Constitution.
443	(3)  The parent of each child eligible under subsection (2)
444	may enroll the child in one of the following programs:
445	(a)  A school-year prekindergarten program delivered by a
446	private prekindergarten provider under s. 1002.55;
447	(b)  A summer prekindergarten program delivered by a public
448	school or private prekindergarten provider under s. 1002.61; or
449	(c)  A school-year prekindergarten program delivered by a
450	public school; or
451	(d)  Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, a
452	prekindergarten program for children with disabilities, if the
453	child has a disability and is eligible for the program under s.
454	1002.66.
455
456	Except as provided in s. 1002.71(4), a child may not enroll in
457	more than one of these programs.
458	Section 8.  Section 1002.66, Florida Statutes, is created
459	to read:
460	1002.66  Prekindergarten program for children with
461	disabilities.--
462	(1)  Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, a child with
463	a disability who enrolls with the early learning coalition under
464	s. 1002.53(3)(d) is eligible for a prekindergarten program of
465	early intervention services if:
466	(a)  The child is eligible for the Voluntary
467	Prekindergarten Education Program under s. 1002.53.
468	(b)  A current individual educational plan has been
469	developed for the child in accordance with rules of the State
470	Board of Education.
471	(2)  The parent of a child who is eligible for the
472	prekindergarten program for children with disabilities may
473	select one or more early intervention services that the child's
474	individual educational plan indicates is appropriate for the
475	child. These early intervention services may include, but are
476	not limited to:
477	(a)  Applied behavior analysis.
478	(b)  Speech-language pathology.
479	(c)  Occupational therapy.
480	(d)  Physical therapy.
481	(3)  The early intervention services provided for a child
482	under this section must be delivered according to professionally
483	accepted standards and must, in accordance with the performance
484	standards adopted by the department under s. 1002.67, address
485	the age-appropriate progress of the child in the development of
486	the capabilities, capacities, and skills required under s. 1(b),
487	Art. IX of the State Constitution.
488	(4)  The department shall approve early intervention
489	service providers whose services meet the standards in
490	subsection (3), maintain a list of approved providers, and
491	notify each school district and early learning coalition of the
492	approved provider list. Upon the request of a child's parent,
493	the department may approve an early intervention service
494	provider that is not on the approved list if the provider's
495	services meet the standards in subsection (3) and the child's
496	individual educational plan indicates that the services are
497	appropriate for the child.
498	(5)  From the funds allocated to the early learning
499	coalition for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program,
500	the coalition shall reimburse an approved early intervention
501	service provider for authorized services provided to an eligible
502	child, except that the cumulative total of services reimbursed
503	for a child may not exceed the amount of the base student
504	allocation provided in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education
505	Program in the General Appropriations Act.
506	Section 9.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
507	1002.71, Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 2009-3, Laws of
508	Florida, is amended to read:
509	1002.71  Funding; financial and attendance reporting.--
510	(4)  Notwithstanding s. 1002.53(3) and subsection (2):
511	(a)  A child who, for any of the prekindergarten programs
512	listed in s. 1002.53(3), has not completed more than 10 percent
513	of the hours authorized to be reported for funding under
514	subsection (2), or has not expended more than 10 percent of the
515	funds authorized for the child under s. 1002.66, may withdraw
516	from the program for good cause, reenroll in one of the
517	programs, and be reported for funding purposes as a full-time
518	equivalent student in the program in for which the child is
519	reenrolled. The total funding for a child who reenrolls in one
520	of the programs may shall not exceed one full-time equivalent
521	student.
522
523	A child may reenroll only once in a prekindergarten program
524	under this section. A child who reenrolls in a prekindergarten
525	program under this subsection may not subsequently withdraw from
526	the program and reenroll. The Agency for Workforce Innovation
527	shall establish criteria specifying whether a good cause exists
528	for a child to withdraw from a program under paragraph (a),
529	whether a child has substantially completed a program under
530	paragraph (b), and whether an extreme hardship exists which is
531	beyond the child's or parent's control under paragraph (b).
532	Section 10.  Paragraphs (a) and (f) of subsection (2) of
533	section 1002.75, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
534	1002.75  Agency for Workforce Innovation; powers and
535	duties; operational requirements.--
536	(2)  The Agency for Workforce Innovation shall adopt
537	procedures governing the administration of the Voluntary
538	Prekindergarten Education Program by the early learning
539	coalitions and school districts for:
540	(a)  Enrolling children in and determining the eligibility
541	of children for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program
542	under ss. 1002.53 and 1002.66 s. 1002.53.
543	(f)  Paying private prekindergarten providers, and public
544	schools, and early intervention service providers under ss.
545	1002.66 and 1002.71 s. 1002.71.
546	Section 11.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.

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