Bill Text: FL S0306 | 2022 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2022-03-14 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services [S0306 Detail]
Download: Florida-2022-S0306-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2022 CS for SB 306 By the Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; and Senators Berman, Perry, and Bracy 586-02808-22 2022306c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; 3 amending s. 393.063, F.S.; revising the definition of 4 the term “developmental disability” to include fetal 5 alcohol spectrum disorders; defining the term “fetal 6 alcohol spectrum disorders”; amending s. 1002.394, 7 F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the 8 act; providing an effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1. Present subsections (18) through (46) of section 13 393.063, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (19) 14 through (47), respectively, a new subsection (18) is added to 15 that section, and subsection (12) of that section is amended, to 16 read: 17 393.063 Definitions.—For the purposes of this chapter, the 18 term: 19 (12) “Developmental disability” means a disorder or 20 syndrome that is attributable to intellectual disability, 21 cerebral palsy, autism, spina bifida, Down syndrome, Phelan 22 McDermid syndrome,orPrader-Willi syndrome, or a fetal alcohol 23 spectrum disorder; that manifests before the age of 18; and that 24 constitutes a substantial handicap that can reasonably be 25 expected to continue indefinitely. 26 (18) “Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders” means the range of 27 adverse effects that can occur in an individual who is 28 prenatally exposed to alcohol and that may include physical, 29 mental, behavioral, and learning disabilities associated with 30 possible lifelong implications. 31 Section 2. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 32 1002.394, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 33 1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program.— 34 (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 35 (d) “Disability” means, for a 3- or 4-year-old child or for 36 a student in kindergarten to grade 12, autism spectrum disorder, 37 as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental 38 Disorders, Fifth Edition, published by the American Psychiatric 39 Association; cerebral palsy, as defined in s. 393.063; Down 40 syndrome, as defined in s. 393.063; an intellectual disability, 41 as defined in s. 393.063; a speech impairment; a language 42 impairment; an orthopedic impairment; an other health 43 impairment; an emotional or a behavioral disability; a specific 44 learning disability, including, but not limited to, dyslexia, 45 dyscalculia, or developmental aphasia; Phelan-McDermid syndrome, 46 as defined in s. 393.063; Prader-Willi syndrome, as defined in 47 s. 393.063; spina bifida, as defined in s. 393.063; a fetal 48 alcohol spectrum disorder, as defined in s. 393.063; being a 49 high-risk child, as defined in s. 393.063(24)(a)s.50393.063(23)(a); muscular dystrophy; Williams syndrome; rare 51 diseases which affect patient populations of fewer than 200,000 52 individuals in the United States, as defined by the National 53 Organization for Rare Disorders; anaphylaxis; a hearing 54 impairment, including deafness; a visual impairment, including 55 blindness; traumatic brain injury; hospital or homebound; or 56 identification as dual sensory impaired, as defined by rules of 57 the State Board of Education and evidenced by reports from local 58 school districts. The term “hospital or homebound” includes a 59 student who has a medically diagnosed physical or psychiatric 60 condition or illness, as defined by the state board in rule, and 61 who is confined to the home or hospital for more than 6 months. 62 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.