Florida SB 1784: Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Bill Text

1784 
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 
2020-02-28T09:54:33Z 
Revising information that the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation must include in its annual performance report to the Governor and the Legislature; requiring the division to provide preemployment transition services to potentially eligible persons; requiring preemployment transition services to be provided to certain individuals with disabilities under certain conditions; revising the composition of the Florida Rehabilitation Council, etc. 
Committee Substitute 1 
2020 
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2020-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2020 CS for SB 1784 

 By the Committee on Appropriations; and Senator Gainer 

 576-04308-20 20201784c1 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to vocational rehabilitation services; 
 3 amending s. 413.20, F.S.; defining the term 
 4 “preemployment transition services”; amending s. 
 5 413.207, F.S.; revising information that the Division 
 6 of Vocational Rehabilitation must include in its 
 7 annual performance report to the Governor and the 
 8 Legislature; amending s. 413.23, F.S.; requiring the 
 9 division to provide preemployment transition services 
 10 to potentially eligible persons; amending s. 413.30, 
 11 F.S.; removing provisions relating to trial work 
 12 evaluation requirements; requiring the division to 
 13 assess the service needs of eligible individuals 
 14 within a specified period; providing for an extension 
 15 of time for the division’s assessment under certain 
 16 circumstances; creating s. 413.301, F.S.; requiring 
 17 preemployment transition services to be provided to 
 18 certain individuals with disabilities under certain 
 19 conditions; requiring that the division provide such 
 20 services within a reasonable period of time under 
 21 certain circumstances; requiring the division to work 
 22 with qualified providers to provide such services 
 23 under certain circumstances; amending s. 413.405, 
 24 F.S.; revising the composition of the Florida 
 25 Rehabilitation Council; revising the responsibilities 
 26 of the council to conform to changes made by the act; 
 27 amending s. 413.41, F.S.; requiring the division to 
 28 enter into a formal interagency agreement with the 
 29 state education agency for certain purposes; requiring 
 30 that such agreement meet specified requirements; 
 31 requiring the division to work with local educational 
 32 agencies to provide specified services and arrange for 
 33 timely referrals; amending s. 413.615, F.S.; revising 
 34 definitions and legislative intent; revising 
 35 provisions relating to revenue for the endowment fund 
 36 of the Florida Endowment for Vocational 
 37 Rehabilitation; revising provisions relating to the 
 38 board of directors of the Florida Endowment 
 39 Foundation; revising provisions relating to 
 40 administrative costs of the foundation; amending s. 
 41 1003.5716, F.S.; requiring that a student’s individual 
 42 education plan contain a statement regarding 
 43 preemployment transition services; providing an 
 44 effective date. 
 45 
 46 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 47 
 48 Section 1. Present subsections (20) through (27) of section 
 49 413.20, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (21) 
 50 through (28), respectively, and a new subsection (20) is added 
 51 to that section, to read: 
 52 413.20 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term: 
 53 (20) “Preemployment transition services” means the services 
 54 of job exploration counseling, work-based learning experiences, 
 55 counseling on comprehensive transition or postsecondary 
 56 education programs, workplace readiness training, and 
 57 instruction in self-advocacy as required by the Workforce 
 58 Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, which may be provided to 
 59 students with disabilities who are eligible or potentially 
 60 eligible for vocational rehabilitation services. 
 61 Section 2. Present paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of 
 62 section 413.207, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph 
 63 (e), a new paragraph (d) and paragraph (f) are added to that 
 64 subsection, and paragraph (a) of that subsection is amended, to 
 65 read: 
 66 413.207 Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; quality 
 67 assurance; performance improvement plan.— 
 68 (4) By December 1 of each year, the division shall submit a 
 69 performance report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 
 70 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives which includes 
 71 the following information for each of the 5 most recent fiscal 
 72 years: 
 73 (a) Caseload data, by service type and service area, 
 74 including the number of individuals who apply for services and 
 75 the timeframes in which eligibility is determined, plans are 
 76 developed, and services are provided who receive services, by 
 77 service type, reported statewide and by service area. 
 78 (d) Matching fund data, including the sources and am