Bill > S1286

This bill revises the definition of a "disability" for the Gardiner Scholarship Program, which provides educational scholarships to students with certain disabilities. The key change is that the definition of "rare disease" is updated to align with the Orphan Drug Act of 1983, which defines a rare disease as one that affects 200,000 or fewer individuals in the United States. This expands the eligible conditions for the scholarship program. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2018.

Budget and Finance, Education

http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1286