2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0542: Decreasing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Legislative Summary

Revising priority areas for project proposals under the Closing the Gap grant program to include those addressing racial and ethnic disparities in morbidity and mortality rates relating to mental health and substance use disorders; requiring priority be given to proposals for areas with the greatest documented racial and ethnic disparities in the provision of mental health and substance abuse services, etc.

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Bill History

2/7/2025
Filed
Senate
2/20/2025
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Health Policy(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/7/20254.5 KB