Florida Independent Living Bill Now in House’s Hands

Done! SB 434 is already in messages with the House. The amendments in the Senate were as follows:

• explicitly made DCF guardian of the person of a child in its custody
• updated the legislative purpose
• required a plan for health care coordination and “connection to a positive adult”
• removed $25 minimum for RTI
• extended adoption assistance through age 20 for adoptive parents of kids in school
• clarified that kids eligible for Medicaid are not to be enrolled in Kid Care