Florida House Bill 1371 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-09 - Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1263 (Ch.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides legislative findings; requires that health care providers provide pregnant women with current information about conditions that are tested for in prenatal test, accuracy of such tests, & resources for obtaining support services for such conditions, including information & support services regarding Down syndrome & other prenatally diagnosed conditions; establishes prenatal advocacy council within DOH; provides membership for & duties of council; provides meeting times for council; requires members to serve without compensation, but be reimbursed for per diem & travel expenses; requires department to provide administrative support; requires that each school provide information regarding John M. McKay Scholarship Program upon enrollment of dependent child of member of U.S. Armed Forces; requires each regional autism center in this state to provide coordination & dissemination of local & regional information regarding available resources for services for children who have developmental disabilities, not just autism or autistic-like disabilities; revises requirements for centers with respect to supporting state agencies in development training.

Developmental Disabilities

Rep. Debbie Boyd [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-09		Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1263 (Ch.
2012-01-12		Referred to Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee; K-20 Innovation Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 215
2012-01-10		Introduced -HJ 135
2012-01-06		Filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1002	39		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1004	55		Amended Code	See Bill Text
383	14		Amended Code	See Bill Text
383	141		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/1371
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/1371/BillText/Filed/PDF