2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0112: Children with Developmental Disabilities

Legislative Summary

Revising the scope of the Dr. and Mrs. Alfonse and Kathleen Cinotti Health Care Screening and Services Grant Program to allow grant funds to be used for screenings, referrals for treatment, and related services for autism; revising requirements for the annual grant application submitted by the Department of Health for the Early Steps Program to conform to changes made by the act; providing a purpose for the Early Steps Extended Option; authorizing the department to implement the Early Steps Extended Option regardless of certain federal funding; requiring the University of Florida Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment to fund specialized summer programs for children with autism spectrum disorder, etc.

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Bill History

2/5/2025
Filed
Senate
2/6/2025
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Fiscal Policy
Senate
2/10/2025
On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/18/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
2/18/2025
CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Senate
2/20/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
2/21/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/3/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/06/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/4/2025
CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time
Senate
3/6/2025
CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
Senate
3/10/2025
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/10/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
3/10/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/12/25
Senate
3/10/2025
CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Senate
3/12/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/12/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/12/2025
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
Senate
3/12/2025
Immediately certified
Senate
3/12/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #893798

Replaced by Committee Substitute

2/18/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #244056

2/17/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #710906

2/17/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#2
3/12/2025
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Fiscal Policy
3/6/2025
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Education Pre-K - 12
2/18/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/12/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/10/202555.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/20/202554.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/5/202553.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/10/2025555.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/5/2025552.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/19/2025554.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/17/2025541.6 KB