HB 1345 CS (2003) -  Services for Deaf Persons and Blind Persons

General Bill by Bilirakis (CO-SPONSORS) Harrington; Zapata
Services for Deaf Persons and Blind Persons : Creates the Florida Council on Deafness; provides membership and organization of the council; provides role, purpose, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the council; creates the Florida Commission for the Blind in the Department of Education; provides membership, powers and duties, and meetings of the commission; provides for administrative support by the department; provides that the commission is the agency head of the Division of Blind Services; provides that the division is the designated state unit under the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973; provides that the division is a separate budget entity; provides for an executive director of the commission, who is also chief administrative officer of the division; provides for the executive director to employ personnel; requires the division to develop and implement a state plan for vocational rehabilitation services; requires the division to develop and implement a state plan for independent living services; provides for the division to purchase and distribute specialized equipment without using state centralized purchasing procedures; exempts such equipment from certain record and inventory requirements; creates a children's program; requires an annual report by the commission; provides for dispute resolution; provides that members of the Florida Commission for the Blind are not appointed by the Commissioner of Education; provides legislative purpose and policy; provides duties of the commission and the division; eliminates division authority to recommend personnel; prescribes principles for commission activities; provides definitions; requires background investigations of commission personnel; repeals the Advisory Council for the Blind; provides budgetary procedures for the commission; provides duties of the executive director of the commission; provides for management flexibility in the division's allocation of funds and the amendment of authorized positions; requires the commission to maintain records; provides for the division to retain title to certain real and personal property intended for use by people who have visual impairments and certain commission personnel; allows the division to repossess, transfer, and dispose of such property; provides for rulemaking by the commission; authorizes the commission to create a blind services direct-support organization; provides purposes and objectives; provides for members of board of the direct-support organization; provides that the organization is subject to public records and public meeting requirements; requires expenses of the organization to be paid by private funds; provides guidelines for the use of the funds; amends various provisions to conform to changes made by the act; provides that the act does not modify status of certain employees; repeals provisions relating to the issuance of permits for soliciting funds on behalf of blind persons.
Effective Date: This act shall take effect July 1, 2003
Last Event: Died Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3(b) on Friday, May 2, 2003 6:15 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1215 CS Subject: Blind Services Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/SB 2126 Subject: Blind Services Relationship: Similar
Bill #: SB 2226 Subject: Blind Services Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 2244 Subject: Council on Deafness Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Future of Florida's Families 4/28/2003 5:21:32 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Future of Florida's Families 4/14/2003 12:27:00 PM
Chamber: House Committee: State Administration 4/14/2003 11:04:05 AM
Chamber: House Committee: State Administration 4/7/2003 9:03:46 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3(b) Time: 05/02/2003 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Recommendation: CS by Future of Florida's Families ; Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/28/2003 - 4:58 PM Member: Committee: Future of Florida's Families Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 04/28/2003 - 4:58 PM Member: Committee: Future of Florida's Families Version:
Event: H Bill reported out of committee meeting Time: 04/28/2003 - 4:58 PM Member: Committee: Future of Florida's Families Version:
Event: H Bill now in Future of Florida's Families Time: 04/25/2003 - 9:54 PM Member: Committee: Future of Florida's Families Version:
Event: H Bill withdrawn from Appropriations Time: 04/25/2003 - 9:54 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill now in Future of Florida's Families Time: 04/14/2003 - 12:37 PM Member: Committee: Future of Florida's Families Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Appropriations Time: 04/14/2003 - 12:37 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Future of Florida's Families Time: 04/14/2003 - 12:37 PM Member: Committee: Future of Florida's Families Version:
Event: H Recommendation: CS by State Administration ; Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/14/2003 - 12:03 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 04/14/2003 - 12:03 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 04/14/2003 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill reported out of committee meeting Time: 04/14/2003 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill added to Future of Florida's Families agenda Time: 04/10/2003 - 3:12 PM Member: Committee: Future of Florida's Families Version:
Event: H Bill added to Future of Florida's Families agenda Time: 04/10/2003 - 1:29 PM Member: Committee: Future of Florida's Families Version:
Event: H Bill added to State Administration agenda Time: 04/04/2003 - 6:23 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Appropriations Time: 03/11/2003 - 4:46 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Future of Florida's Families Time: 03/11/2003 - 4:46 PM Member: Committee: Future of Florida's Families Version:
Event: H Bill referred to State Administration Time: 03/11/2003 - 4:46 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Version:
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/06/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H File timely Time: 03/05/2003 - 8:38 AM Member: Bilirakis Committee: Version:

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
20.15 HB 1215 CS
286.011 HB 1215 CS
413.011 HB 1215 CS
413.0115 HB 1215 CS
413.012 HB 1215 CS
413.013 HB 1215 CS
413.014 HB 1215 CS
413.021
413.031
413.041 HB 1215 CS
413.051 HB 1215 CS
413.061 HB 1215 CS
413.062 HB 1215 CS
413.063 HB 1215 CS
413.064 HB 1215 CS
413.065 HB 1215 CS
413.066 HB 1215 CS
413.067 HB 1215 CS
413.068 HB 1215 CS
413.069 HB 1215 CS
413.091 HB 1215 CS
413.092 HB 1215 CS
413.093 HB 1215 CS
413.094 HB 1215 CS
413.095 HB 1215 CS
413.395
553.512
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