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H0897Introduced in the House

Community Rehabilitation Programs

Failed

Introduced by Leonard Spencer, District 45

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Died in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

March 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

  3. Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee

  4. Referred to Education & Employment Committee

  5. Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

  6. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  7. Died in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

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