Bill > S1708

This bill: - Requires the Department of Health to waive fees for certified copies of birth certificates issued to certain unaccompanied homeless youth and young adults in the custody of the Department of Children and Families. - Revises requirements for collaboration among the Board of Governors, the Florida College System, and the Department of Education to assist children and young adults who have been in foster care or are experiencing homelessness to succeed in postsecondary education. - Expands an existing program that pays the costs of driver education, licensure, and motor vehicle insurance for children in out-of-home care to also include certain unaccompanied homeless youth who meet specific criteria. - Defines "unaccompanied homeless youth" and establishes a certification process for these youth to access certain benefits, such as obtaining identification cards and birth certificates at no charge. - Requires district school boards to provide cards with specific information to certified unaccompanied homeless youth. - Directs the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to conduct a study on the effectiveness of campus liaisons and local school districts' delivery of benefits and services to unaccompanied homeless youth.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1708