Community Rehabilitation Programs
Summary
Community Rehabilitation Programs; Provides minimum standards community rehabilitation program must meet to qualify to enter into cooperative agreements with Division of Blind Services to provide certain services; authorizes director of division to temporarily waive certain requirements for certain purposes; provides that community rehabilitation programs that meet specified requirements are considered priority service providers for program funding; authorizes division to enter into cooperative agreements with noncommunity rehabilitation program private vendor; provides requirements for such cooperative agreements; requires Florida Association of Agencies Serving Blind, Inc., to coordinate with division to ensure annual cooperative agreements meet certain needs.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 23, 2025
Last action Mar 13, 2026
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Jan 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
lower
Jan 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Jan 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Jan 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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