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Introduced
12/19/2023
12/19/2023
In Committee
02/23/2024
02/23/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/08/2024
03/08/2024
Introduced Session
2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to the school readiness program; amending s. 1002.81, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "economically disadvantaged"; amending s. 1002.82, F.S.; requiring the Department of Education to establish procedures to annually collect specified data; providing requirements for such data; requiring the department to annually report specified data to the Legislature; amending s. 1002.84, F.S.; revising provisions relating to the sliding fee scale for families receiving school readiness program services; revising requirements for the distribution of the school readiness program funds; amending s. 1002.85, F.S.; revising requirements for the data that must be collected and reported by the department; revising the date by which the report must be implemented; amending s. 1002.89, F.S.; revising a specified calculation for the school readiness program allocation; amending s. 1002.895, F.S.; revising requirements for the implementation of the school readiness program market rate schedule; deleting a requirement that the department collect specified data and provide such data to a specified entity; repealing s. 1002.90, F.S., relating to school readiness cost-of-care information; amending s. 1002.92, F.S.; conforming CS/ provisions to changes made by the act; providing appropriations; providing an effective date togetherness.
AI Summary
This bill amends several sections of Florida statutes related to the school readiness program. Key provisions include:
- Revising the definition of "economically disadvantaged" to mean having a family income that does not exceed 55 percent of the state median income, rather than 150 percent of the federal poverty level.
- Requiring the Department of Education to establish procedures to annually collect cost data from child care providers and the Bureau of Workforce Statistics, and report this data to the Legislature.
- Revising requirements for the sliding fee scale and distribution of school readiness program funds to providers.
- Changing the date by which the Department of Education must implement the report on coalition delivery of early learning programs from July 1, 2014 to July 1, 2025.
- Modifying the calculation for the school readiness program allocation to be based on weighted full-time equivalent school readiness children.
- Repealing a section related to school readiness cost-of-care information.
The bill also provides appropriations of $75.4 million and $100 million in non-recurring funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Trust Fund to the Department of Education to support the changes.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education
Sponsors (5)
Other Sponsors (3)
Education & Employment Committee (House), Education Quality Subcommittee (House), PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee (House)
Last Action
Died on Second Reading Calendar (on 03/08/2024)
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