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2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part I - Blind Services Program (Ss. 413.011-413.092) › 413.031 - Products, purchase by state agencies and institutions.

413.031 Products, purchase by state agencies and institutions.—
(1) DEFINITIONS.—When used in this section:
(a) “Accredited nonprofit workshop” means a Florida workshop which has been certified by either the Division of Blind Services, for workshops concerned with blind persons, or the Department of Children and Families, when other handicapped persons are concerned, and such “workshop” means a place where any article is manufactured or handwork is carried on and which is operated for the primary purpose of providing employment to severely handicapped individuals, including the blind, who cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor market.
(b) “Handicapped” means an individual so severely disabled physically, or mentally, as to be unable to enter private industry on a competitive basis, but who can be made employable through an accredited nonprofitmaking agency for the handicapped, and which individual is over the age of 16 years.
(2) State institutions and agencies shall, where possible, purchase brooms, mops, rugs, rubber mats and other supplies (other than the products of prison labor) from sheltered Florida workshops operated by accredited nonprofit corporations, provided that such goods and supplies are of standard quality and price.
(3) When convenience or emergency requires it, the Department of Children and Families may upon request of the purchasing officer of any institution or agency relieve her or him from the obligation of this section.
(4) No state agency or institution shall purchase products or supplies purporting to be made by physically handicapped persons in workshops not certified under the provisions of this section.
(5) Any purchasing officer who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 1, ch. 29663, 1955; s. 2, ch. 61-210; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 358, ch. 71-136; s. 6, ch. 77-259; s. 9, ch. 79-12; s. 175, ch. 79-400; s. 79, ch. 91-224; s. 52, ch. 97-103; s. 199, ch. 99-8; s. 220, ch. 2014-19.
Note.—Former s. 409.262.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part I - Blind Services Program (Ss. 413.011-413.092) › 413.032 - Purpose.

413.032 Purpose.—The purpose of this act is to further the policy of the state to encourage and assist blind and other severely handicapped individuals to achieve maximum personal independence through useful, productive, and gainful employment by assuring an expanded and constant market for their products and services, thereby enhancing their dignity and capacity for self-support and minimizing their dependence on welfare and need for costly institutionalization.
History.—s. 1, ch. 74-236; s. 4, ch. 78-323; ss. 6, 7, ch. 81-11; ss. 1, 4, ch. 82-46; ss. 3, 4, ch. 88-37; s. 5, ch. 91-429.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part I - Blind Services Program (Ss. 413.011-413.092) › 413.035 - Duties and powers of the department.

413.035 Duties and powers of the department.—
(1) It shall be the duty of the department to determine the market price of all products and services offered for sale to the various agencies of the state by any qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or other severely handicapped. The price shall recover for the nonprofit agency the cost of raw materials, labor, overhead, and delivery, but without profit, and shall be revised from time to time in accordance with changing cost factors. The department shall make such rules and regulations regarding specifications, time of delivery, and assignment of products and services to be supplied by nonprofit agencies for the blind or by agencies for the other severely handicapped, with priority for assignment of products to agencies for the blind, authorization of a central nonprofit agency to facilitate the allocation of orders among qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind, authorization of a central nonprofit agency to facilitate the allocation of orders among qualified nonprofit agencies for other severely handicapped, and other relevant matters of procedure as shall be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. The department shall authorize the purchase of products and services elsewhere when requisitions cannot reasonably be complied with through the nonprofit agencies for the blind and other severely handicapped.
(2) The department shall establish and publish a list of products and services provided by any qualified nonprofit agency for the blind and any nonprofit agency for the other severely handicapped, which the department determines are suitable for procurement by agencies of the state pursuant to this act. This procurement list and revision thereof shall be distributed to all purchasing officers of the state and its political subdivisions. All products offered for purchase to a state agency by a qualified nonprofit agency shall have significant value added by blind or severely handicapped persons, as determined by the department.
History.—s. 4, ch. 74-236; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 4, ch. 78-323; ss. 3, 6, 7, ch. 81-11; ss. 1, 4, ch. 82-46; ss. 3, 4, ch. 88-37; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 39, ch. 2002-207.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part I - Blind Services Program (Ss. 413.011-413.092) › 413.037 - Cooperation with department required; duties of state agencies.

413.037 Cooperation with department required; duties of state agencies.—
(1) In furtherance of the purposes of this act and in order to contribute to the economy of state government, it is the intent of the Legislature that there be close cooperation between the department and any agency of the state from which procurement of products or services is required under the provision of any law currently in effect. The department and any such agency of the state are authorized to enter into such contractual agreements, cooperative working relationships, or other arrangements as may be determined to be necessary for effective coordination and efficient realization of the objectives of this act and any other law requiring procurement of products or services from any agency of the state.
(2) The department may secure directly from any agency of the state information necessary to enable it to carry out this act. Upon request of the department, the head of the agency shall furnish such information to the department.
(3) Space shall be set aside in the State Capitol for the purpose of exhibiting products produced by clients of rehabilitation-oriented agencies of the state.
History.—ss. 6, 8, ch. 74-236; s. 4, ch. 78-323; ss. 5, 6, 7, ch. 81-11; ss. 1, 4, ch. 82-46; ss. 3, 4, ch. 88-37; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 55, ch. 97-103; s. 41, ch. 2002-207.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part I - Blind Services Program (Ss. 413.011-413.092) › 413.041 - Eligible blind persons; placement in vending facilities in public places.

413.041 Eligible blind persons; placement in vending facilities in public places.—For the purpose of assisting blind persons to become self-supporting, the Division of Blind Services is hereby authorized to carry on activities to promote the employment of eligible blind persons, including the licensing and establishment of such persons as operators of vending facilities on public property. The division may cooperate with any agency of the Federal Government in the furtherance of the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled “An Act to authorize the operation of stands in federal buildings by blind persons, to enlarge the economic opportunities of the blind and for other purposes,” Pub. L. No. 732, 74th Congress, and the division may cooperate in the furtherance of the provisions of any other act of Congress providing for the rehabilitation of the blind which is now in effect or is hereafter enacted by Congress.
History.—s. 1, ch. 22681, 1945; ss. 21, 34, ch. 26937, 1951; s. 2, ch. 61-210; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 292, ch. 77-147; s. 8, ch. 77-259; s. 9, ch. 2004-331.
Note.—Former s. 409.271.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part I - Blind Services Program (Ss. 413.011-413.092) › 413.081 - Interference with or injury to a service animal; penalties; restitution.

413.081 Interference with or injury to a service animal; penalties; restitution.—
(1) A person who, with reckless disregard, interferes with, or permits a dog that he or she owns or is in the immediate control of to interfere with, the use of a service animal by obstructing, intimidating, or otherwise jeopardizing the safety of the service animal or its user commits a misdemeanor of the second degree for the first offense and a misdemeanor of the first degree for each subsequent offense, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(2) A person who, with reckless disregard, injures or kills, or permits a dog that he or she owns or is in the immediate control of to injure or kill, a service animal commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(3) A person who intentionally injures or kills, or permits a dog that he or she owns or is in the immediate control of to injure or kill, a service animal commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(4)(a) A person who is convicted of a violation of this section, in addition to any other penalty, must make full restitution for all damages that arise out of or are related to the offense, including incidental and consequential damages incurred by the service animal’s user.
(b) Restitution includes the value of the service animal; replacement and training or retraining expenses for the service animal and the user; veterinary and other medical and boarding expenses for the service animal; medical expenses for the user; and lost wages or income incurred by the user during any period that the user is without the services of the service animal.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2002-176; s. 2, ch. 2005-63.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part I - Blind Services Program (Ss. 413.011-413.092) › 413.082 - Groups to recommend policies to improve access for individuals with disabilities.

413.082 Groups to recommend policies to improve access for individuals with disabilities.—The Florida Americans with Disabilities Act Working Group and the Commission on Human Relations, jointly, are directed to provide to the Executive Office of the Governor recommendations that identify specific policies that the state can implement to ensure the effectiveness of this act and improve access for individuals with disabilities who are accompanied by service animals.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2005-63.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part I - Blind Services Program (Ss. 413.011-413.092) › 413.091 - Identification cards.

413.091 Identification cards.—
(1) The Division of Blind Services of the Department of Education shall issue identification cards to persons known to be blind or partially sighted, upon the written request of such individual.
(2) The individual shall submit proof of blindness as specified by the division.
(3) The division is responsible for design and content of the identification card and shall develop and adopt rules, regulations, and procedures relating to the eligibility and application for, and issuance and control of, these identification cards.
History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 71-265; s. 301, ch. 77-147; s. 20, ch. 77-259; s. 14, ch. 95-327; s. 29, ch. 2002-22; s. 11, ch. 2004-331.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part I - Blind Services Program (Ss. 413.011-413.092) › 413.092 - Blind Babies Program.

413.092 Blind Babies Program.—
(1) The Blind Babies Program is created within the Division of Blind Services of the Department of Education to provide community-based early-intervention education to children from birth through 5 years of age who are blind or visually impaired, and to their parents, families, and caregivers, through community-based provider organizations. The division shall enlist parents, ophthalmologists, pediatricians, schools, the Early Steps Program, and therapists to help identify and enroll blind and visually impaired children, as well as their parents, families, and caregivers, in these educational programs.
(2) The program is not an entitlement but shall promote early development with a special emphasis on vision skills to minimize developmental delays. The education shall lay the groundwork for future learning by helping a child progress through normal developmental stages. It shall teach children to discover and make the best use of their skills for future success in school. It shall seek to ensure that visually impaired and blind children enter school as ready to learn as their sighted classmates. The program shall seek to link these children, and their parents, families, and caregivers, to other available services, training, education, and employment programs that could assist these families in the future. This linkage may include referrals to the school districts and the Early Steps Program for assessments to identify any additional services needed which are not provided by the Blind Babies Program. The division shall develop a formula for eligibility based on financial means and may create a means-based matrix to set a copayment fee for families having sufficient financial means.
(3) The division shall establish outcomes for this program, which shall include, but are not limited to, outcomes relating to the children’s age-appropriate developmental stages; knowledge of assistive technology; proficiency at daily living; ability to participate in pre-school and school; participation in their communities; and ability to be literate. The division shall develop criteria to be used in identifying and contracting with community-based provider organizations. All services offered through the Blind Babies Program shall be provided by community-based provider organizations. The division shall require any community-based provider organization delivering services under this program to develop performance measures related to those services and report to the division on the progress in achieving those measures.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2000-359; s. 30, ch. 2002-22; s. 22, ch. 2016-238.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.201 - Designated state agency.

413.201 Designated state agency.—Effective on the effective date of this act, for the purposes of effecting compliance with the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Department of Education is designated the official state agency.
History.—s. 7, ch. 2002-22.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.202 - Designated administrative unit.

413.202 Designated administrative unit.—Effective on the effective date of this act, for the purposes of effecting compliance with the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is designated as the administrative unit.
History.—s. 8, ch. 2002-22.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.203 - Conflict of laws.

413.203 Conflict of laws.—It is the intent of the Legislature that the provisions of this part not conflict with any federal statute or implementing regulation governing federal grant-in-aid programs administered by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. Wherever such a conflict is asserted by the applicable agency of the Federal Government, the Department of Education shall submit to the United States Department of Education, or other applicable federal agency, a request for a favorable policy interpretation of the conflicting portions.
History.—s. 9, ch. 2002-22.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.205 - Payments not treated as collateral payments.

413.205 Payments not treated as collateral payments.—Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, payments made under programs covered by this part are neither collateral payments nor collateral sources within the meaning of chapter 86-160, Laws of Florida, or chapter 88-1, Laws of Florida.
History.—s. 50, ch. 88-277; s. 5, ch. 94-324.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.209 - Workers’ compensation coverage for program participants.

413.209 Workers’ compensation coverage for program participants.—A participant in an adult or youth work experience activity administered under this part shall be deemed an employee of the state for purposes of workers’ compensation coverage.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2018-72.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.215 - Division’s status in workers’ compensation proceedings.

413.215 Division’s status in workers’ compensation proceedings.—Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the division retains all rights and remedies granted under s. 413.445 as against moneys paid under chapter 440.
History.—s. 6, ch. 94-324.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.22 - Division rules.

413.22 Division rules.—The division shall prepare rules as it finds necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.
History.—s. 4, ch. 25364, 1949; s. 13, ch. 65-239; s. 2, ch. 67-438; s. 159, ch. 71-377; s. 304, ch. 77-147; s. 34, ch. 83-216; s. 1, ch. 87-227; s. 1, ch. 91-269; s. 7, ch. 94-324.
Note.—Former ss. 229.28, 229.0102.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.23 - Administration.

413.23 Administration.—The division shall provide vocational rehabilitation services to persons who have disabilities determined to be eligible therefor and preemployment transition services to persons potentially eligible for such services and, in carrying out the purposes of this part, is authorized, among other things:
(1) To cooperate with other departments, agencies, public and private institutions, and providers in providing for the vocational rehabilitation and preemployment transition services of persons who have disabilities, in studying the problems involved therein, and in establishing, developing, and providing, in conformity with the purposes of this part, such programs, facilities, and services as may be necessary or desirable;
(2) To enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to provide for the vocational rehabilitation of residents of the states concerned;
(3) To conduct research and compile statistics relating to the vocational rehabilitation of persons who have disabilities;
(4) To prepare a federally required state plan for vocational rehabilitation, as required by the act. The state plan must contain all of the elements required by s. 101 of the act, including an assessment of the needs of persons who have disabilities and how those needs may be most effectively met. The division is authorized to make amendments to the state plan considered necessary to maintain compliance with the act and to implement such changes in order to qualify for and maintain federal funding. After completion of the state plan or making amendments to the state plan, the division must distribute copies of the state plan to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the United States Secretary of Education.
History.—s. 5, ch. 25364, 1949; s. 13, ch. 65-239; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 117, ch. 71-355; s. 305, ch. 77-147; s. 112, ch. 79-164; s. 2, ch. 87-227; s. 8, ch. 94-324; s. 13, ch. 2002-22; s. 3, ch. 2020-85.
Note.—Former ss. 229.29, 229.0103.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.24 - Cooperation with Federal Government.

413.24 Cooperation with Federal Government.—The division is authorized to adopt such methods of administration not in conflict with the laws of this state as are found by the Federal Government to be necessary for the proper and efficient operation of such agreements or plans for vocational rehabilitation and to comply with such conditions as may be necessary to secure the full benefits of federal statutes pertaining to vocational rehabilitation.
History.—s. 6, ch. 25364, 1949; s. 13, ch. 65-239; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 306, ch. 77-147; s. 3, ch. 87-227; s. 9, ch. 94-324.
Note.—Former ss. 229.30, 229.0104.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.26 - Cooperative agreements with other governmental agencies relative to joint use of services and facilities.

413.26 Cooperative agreements with other governmental agencies relative to joint use of services and facilities.—
(1)(a) The division is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with any state agency or institution, county, county agency or institution, municipality, or municipal agency or institution for the purpose of enabling the division and cooperating governing bodies, agencies, and institutions to jointly use their services and facilities to enlarge and improve the opportunities for persons who have disabilities to achieve self-support or self-care.
(b) For such an agreement to be valid, it must be entered into by the governing bodies, agencies, or institutions involved and approved by the administrative officers or by the boards governing the counties, municipalities, agencies, or institutions. Such agreements shall provide only for those services by each political subdivision, agency, or institution which the political subdivision, agency, or institution is authorized by law to provide, provided that any political subdivision, agency, or institution shall be permitted to withdraw and terminate its part of an agreement at the end of any fiscal year by giving the other political subdivision, agency, or institution involved 30 days’ notice.
(2) In order to effectuate the provisions of this section, the Executive Office of the Governor is authorized and empowered within its discretion, when it finds it to be in the public interest to do so, to permit two or more agencies, institutions, or county or city governments, pursuant to their mutual, unanimous request, to pool funds or to transfer funds to the account of the division in order to carry out plans for rehabilitation which are lawful and which give promise of better achieving the rehabilitation of persons who have disabilities than would result through the separate efforts of the participants in the agreement. Funds pooled or transferred under this section may be made available for expenditures for rehabilitation by the agency designated in the agreement to disburse such funds. Funds expended pursuant to agreements authorized under this section may be utilized for the purpose of matching funds available under the terms of federal laws pertaining to the rehabilitation of persons who have disabilities.
(3) A copy of each agreement made pursuant to this section shall be filed with the Department of State within a period of 30 days following the consummation of such agreement.
History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, ch. 63-246; s. 13, ch. 65-239; ss. 2, 3, ch. 67-371; ss. 10, 19, 31, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 4, ch. 69-344; s. 307, ch. 77-147; s. 137, ch. 79-190; s. 4, ch. 87-227; s. 10, ch. 94-324.
Note.—Former ss. 229.302, 229.0106.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.27 - Cooperative agreements with Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.

413.27 Cooperative agreements with Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.—
(1) The division is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the Board of Trustees of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind for the purpose of enabling said agencies to utilize jointly their services and facilities to enlarge and improve the opportunities for the deaf and blind individuals to achieve self-support or self-care.
(2)(a) For such an agreement to be valid, it must be entered into mutually by such agencies and must be approved by the administrative officers or by the boards governing same. The agreement may provide for those services which each agency or institution is authorized by law to furnish; provided that such agreement may establish a vocational rehabilitation facility for the deaf at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind which facility may accept as clients any deaf adult otherwise qualified for admission. Either agency may withdraw and terminate its part of such agreement at the end of any fiscal year by giving the other agency involved 30 days’ notice.
(b) The Board of Trustees of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind is authorized to use funds now in its budget for matching those of the division, in furtherance of such agreement. Said school may employ such additional personnel as may be necessary to implement such agreement.
(3) In order to effectuate the provisions of this section, the Executive Office of the Governor shall, upon the conclusion of any such agreement, pool portions of the funds of said agencies as indicated in such agreement. Funds pooled or transferred under this section may be made available for expenditures for rehabilitation by the agency designated in the agreement to disburse such funds and may be used to compensate additional personnel employed under paragraph (2)(b). Funds expended pursuant to any agreement authorized under this section may be utilized to match funds available under the terms of federal laws pertaining to the rehabilitation of the deaf.
(4) A copy of any such agreement, when and if concluded pursuant hereto, shall be filed with the Department of State within a period of 30 days following the consummation of such agreement.
History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, ch. 63-389; s. 13, ch. 65-239; ss. 2, 3, ch. 67-371; ss. 10, 15, 19, 31, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 308, ch. 77-147; s. 138, ch. 79-190; s. 5, ch. 87-227; s. 11, ch. 94-324.
Note.—Former ss. 229.303, 229.0107.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.273 - Per diem, travel expenses, personal care attendants, and interpreters for council members; conflicts of interest; removal.

413.273 Per diem, travel expenses, personal care attendants, and interpreters for council members; conflicts of interest; removal.—
(1) Members of any council established under this part are entitled to per diem and travel expenses for required attendance at council meetings in accordance with the provisions of s. 112.061. Reasonable expenses for personal care attendants and interpreters needed by members during required attendance at council meetings shall be reimbursed. No member shall receive any compensation for performance of duties specified in, or arising out of, her or his duties as a council member under this part except as otherwise specified in this part.
(2) No member of any council established under this part shall cast a vote on any matter that would provide direct financial benefit to the member or create a conflict of interest under state law.
(3) Members of any council established under this part may be removed from office by the appointing authority for malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, incompetence, or permanent inability to perform official duties or for pleading nolo contendere to, or being found guilty of, a crime. Malfeasance shall include, but is not limited to, violation of any specific prohibitions within this part.
History.—s. 12, ch. 94-324; s. 59, ch. 97-103.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.28 - Appropriations of federal funds.

413.28 Appropriations of federal funds.—In the event federal funds are available to the state for vocational rehabilitation purposes, the division is authorized to comply with such requirements as may be necessary to obtain said federal funds in the most advantageous proportions possible insofar as this may be done without violating other provisions of the state law and Constitution.
History.—s. 7, ch. 25364, 1949; s. 25, ch. 29764, 1955; s. 13, ch. 65-239; ss. 2, 3, ch. 67-371; ss. 19, 31, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 160, ch. 71-377; s. 1, ch. 73-305; s. 309, ch. 77-147; s. 6, ch. 87-227; s. 14, ch. 94-324.
Note.—Former ss. 229.31, 229.0108.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.29 - Gifts.

413.29 Gifts.—The division is hereby authorized and empowered to accept and use gifts made unconditionally by will or otherwise for carrying out the purposes of this part. Gifts made under such conditions as in the judgment of the division are proper and consistent with the provisions of this part and the laws of the United States and the laws of this state may be so accepted and shall be held, invested, reinvested, and used in accordance with the condition of the gift.
History.—s. 8, ch. 25364, 1949; s. 13, ch. 65-239; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 310, ch. 77-147; s. 113, ch. 79-164; s. 7, ch. 87-227; s. 15, ch. 94-324.
Note.—Former ss. 229.32, 229.0109.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.301 - Preemployment transition services.

413.301 Preemployment transition services.—
(1) Preemployment transition services shall be provided to an individual with disabilities who is between 14 and 21 years of age; who is potentially eligible for vocational rehabilitation services in a secondary, postsecondary, or other recognized education program; and who has:
(a) A current individual education plan developed by a local school board in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education; or
(b) Meets the definition of an individual with a disability for the purposes of s. 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
(2) When the division receives documentation that an individual meets the conditions described in subsection (1), the division must provide preemployment transition services within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 90 days after the date that it receives an individual’s consent or, for a minor, a parent’s or legal guardian’s consent, to receive services, unless unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the division prevent the division from providing services within the 90-day timeframe and the division and the individual or, for a minor, a parent or legal guardian agree that an extension of time is warranted.
(3) If the division is unable to provide preemployment transition services within the timeframe required in subsection (2), the division must, upon the request of the individual, or for a minor, a parent or legal guardian, work with other qualified providers to provide such services.
History.—s. 5, ch. 2020-85.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.31 - Benefits not assignable.

413.31 Benefits not assignable.—The right of a person who has a disability to any of the benefits under this part is not transferable or assignable, and any benefits, including money, goods, or chattels received under this part, are exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes and from sale under the process of any court, except for obligations contracted for the purchase of such property.
History.—s. 10, ch. 25364, 1949; s. 13, ch. 65-239; s. 114, ch. 79-164; s. 17, ch. 94-324.
Note.—Former ss. 229.34, 229.0111.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.32 - Retention of title to and disposal of equipment.

413.32 Retention of title to and disposal of equipment.—
(1) The division is authorized to retain title to any property, tools, instruments, training supplies, equipment, or other items of value acquired for use of persons who have disabilities or personnel employed in the operation of the vocational rehabilitation program, and to repossess and transfer same for the use of other persons who have disabilities or personnel employed in the operation of the vocational rehabilitation program.
(2) The division is authorized to offer for sale any surplus items acquired in the operation of the program when they are no longer necessary or to exchange them for necessary items which may be used to greater advantage. When any such surplus equipment is sold or exchanged a receipt for same shall be taken from the purchaser showing the consideration given for such equipment and forwarded to the Chief Financial Officer, and any funds received by the division pursuant to any such transactions shall be deposited in the State Treasury in the appropriate federal or state rehabilitation funds and shall be available for expenditure for any purpose consistent with this part.
(3) The division shall have the exclusive right to develop rules relating to records and recordkeeping for division-owned property referenced in subsections (1) and (2).
History.—s. 11, ch. 25364, 1949; s. 13, ch. 65-239; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 312, ch. 77-147; s. 115, ch. 79-164; s. 9, ch. 87-227; s. 18, ch. 94-324; s. 454, ch. 2003-261.
Note.—Former ss. 229.35, 229.0112.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.36 - Duties of other agencies and officials regarding this part.

413.36 Duties of other agencies and officials regarding this part.—It shall be the duty of all officials in charge of state or county agencies whose official duties enable them to know the need for vocational rehabilitation of persons who have disabilities to report to the division the names of such persons who come to their attention and who appear eligible for vocational rehabilitation services provided under this part. Such officials shall cooperate with the division in carrying out the purpose of this part insofar as their duties and facilities permit, but the division may not delegate any of its duties and responsibilities under this part to any other agency or individual except with respect to persons for whom a vocational rehabilitation plan has been approved by the division or by a member of its staff to whom it has delegated authority to approve individual vocational rehabilitation plans. However, nothing in this part shall be so construed as to prevent other agencies from rendering services to persons who have disabilities, which services are not designed especially for the purpose of vocationally rehabilitating such persons or services to which such persons might be entitled without regard to their disabilities.
History.—s. 15, ch. 25364, 1949; s. 13, ch. 65-239; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 314, ch. 77-147; s. 116, ch. 79-164; s. 10, ch. 87-227; s. 20, ch. 94-324.
Note.—Former ss. 229.39, 229.0116.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.371 - Independent living program; establishment and administration.

413.371 Independent living program; establishment and administration.—The division shall establish and administer an independent living program that will provide any appropriate rehabilitation services or other services to enhance the ability of persons who have significant disabilities to live independently and function within their communities and, if appropriate, to secure and maintain employment.
History.—s. 2, ch. 88-214; s. 21, ch. 94-324; s. 4, ch. 2010-70.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.40 - Powers of division; independent living program.

413.40 Powers of division; independent living program.—The division, in administering a program to provide independent living services to persons who have significant disabilities, shall be authorized, contingent upon available funding, to:
(1) Employ necessary personnel and consultants.
(2) Contract with any public or private entity, including centers for independent living, to provide independent living services in accordance with the state plan for independent living.
History.—s. 4, ch. 59-385; s. 13, ch. 65-239; s. 318, ch. 77-147; s. 14, ch. 87-227; s. 6, ch. 88-214; s. 24, ch. 94-324; s. 6, ch. 2010-70.
Note.—Former ss. 229.44, 229.0124.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.401 - Eligibility for independent living services.

413.401 Eligibility for independent living services.—Independent living services may be provided to any person who has a significant disability and for whom a reasonable expectation exists that independent living services will significantly assist the individual to improve her or his ability to function independently within the family or community, or to engage in or continue in employment, and to be able to function independently.
History.—s. 7, ch. 88-214; s. 25, ch. 94-324; s. 60, ch. 97-103; s. 15, ch. 2002-22.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.4021 - Program participant selection; tax collection enforcement diversion program.

413.4021 Program participant selection; tax collection enforcement diversion program.—The Department of Revenue, in coordination with the Florida Association of Centers for Independent Living and the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, shall select judicial circuits in which to operate the program. The association and the state attorneys’ offices shall develop and implement a tax collection enforcement diversion program, which shall collect revenue due from persons who have not remitted their collected sales tax. The criteria for referral to the tax collection enforcement diversion program shall be determined cooperatively between the state attorneys’ offices and the Department of Revenue.
(1) Notwithstanding s. 212.20, 75 percent of the revenues collected from the tax collection enforcement diversion program shall be deposited into the special reserve account of the Florida Association of Centers for Independent Living, to be used to administer the James Patrick Memorial Work Incentive Personal Attendant Services and Employment Assistance Program and to contract with the state attorneys participating in the tax collection enforcement diversion program in an amount of not more than $75,000 for each state attorney.
(2) The program shall operate only from funds deposited into the operating account of the Florida Association of Centers for Independent Living.
(3) The Revenue Estimating Conference shall annually project the amount of funds expected to be generated from the tax collection enforcement diversion program.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2002-286; s. 83, ch. 2003-399; s. 71, ch. 2004-269; s. 3, ch. 2005-172; s. 2, ch. 2008-99; s. 2, ch. 2016-30; s. 6, ch. 2017-75; s. 2, ch. 2021-78.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.41 - Cooperation by division with state agencies.

413.41 Cooperation by division with state agencies.—
(1) The division is hereby authorized to cooperate with other agencies of state government or with any nonprofit, charitable corporations or foundations concerned with the problems of persons who have disabilities. The division may provide disability evaluation, work capacity appraisal, and appraisal of vocational rehabilitation potential of persons who have disabilities for other public agencies pursuant to agreements made with such agencies. The division may charge the agencies contracting for these services the actual cost thereof.
(2)(a) The division shall enter into a formal interagency agreement with the state education agency that provides for the transition of students with disabilities, including preemployment transition services and other vocational rehabilitation services as required by s. 101(a)(11)(D) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. The formal interagency agreement shall comply with the requirements of 34 C.F.R. s. 361.22(b).
(b) The division shall work with all local educational agencies to provide vocational rehabilitation services, including preemployment transition services, to students with disabilities. Such services may also include any preemployment transition coordination activities, such as attending individual education plan meetings for students with disabilities or attending person-centered planning meetings for students with disabilities who are receiving services under Title XIX of the Social Security Act. The division and local educational agencies must arrange for the timely referral of students for services, including electronic referral as prescribed by the division.
History.—s. 5, ch. 59-385; s. 13, ch. 65-239; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 319, ch. 77-147; s. 15, ch. 87-227; s. 9, ch. 88-214; s. 28, ch. 94-324; s. 7, ch. 2020-85.
Note.—Former ss. 229.45, 229.0125.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.42 - Cooperation with federal agencies.

413.42 Cooperation with federal agencies.—The division is authorized to cooperate with any agency of the Federal Government charged with responsibility for administering laws relating to rehabilitation of persons who have disabilities or the evaluation of those persons for employment, for preparation for employment, or for independent living. The division shall further be authorized to accept and disburse any funds appropriated by Congress and made available to the state for the purpose of rehabilitating persons who have disabilities or for the evaluation of those persons for rehabilitation or for gainful activity, or for any other purpose related to the lawful function of the division, and the division is authorized to take such action as may be necessary to execute the purposes of any such federal grants.
History.—s. 6, ch. 59-385; s. 13, ch. 65-239; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 320, ch. 77-147; s. 16, ch. 87-227; s. 10, ch. 88-214; s. 29, ch. 94-324.
Note.—Former ss. 229.46, 229.0126.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.43 - Utilization of state and federal funds.

413.43 Utilization of state and federal funds.—The division is authorized to utilize for purposes of this law, and for matching any federal funds which may be available for similar rehabilitation purposes, any funds appropriated or allotted to the division. The division is authorized to accept such gifts and refunds as may be made unconditionally or as are not burdened with conditions inconsistent with the purposes of this part.
History.—s. 8, ch. 59-385; s. 13, ch. 65-239; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 321, ch. 77-147; s. 17, ch. 87-227; s. 30, ch. 94-324.
Note.—Former ss. 229.47, 229.0127.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.44 - State Treasury depository.

413.44 State Treasury depository.—The State Treasury shall be the depository of all funds appropriated by the state Legislature or received as federal grants or received as gifts from private individuals for the purposes of this program. Such funds shall be kept in a separate account distinct from all other state funds. Funds received by grant or gift, other than state appropriations, shall not lapse or be converted to the general fund at the end of any appropriations period.
History.—s. 9, ch. 59-385; s. 13, ch. 65-239.
Note.—Former ss. 229.48, 229.0128.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.4455 - Deposit and appropriation of funds recovered under s. 413.445.

413.4455 Deposit and appropriation of funds recovered under s. 413.445.—Funds received under the provisions of s. 413.445 shall be deposited in the Federal Rehabilitation Trust Fund and shall be available for appropriation for programs contained in this part.
History.—s. 12, ch. 87-320.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXX - Social Welfare › Chapter 413 - Employment and Related Services for Persons With Disabilities › Part II - General Vocational Rehabilitation Programs (Ss. 413.20-413.74) › 413.731 - Legislative funding; contracting for services.

413.731 Legislative funding; contracting for services.—
(1) The services prescribed to be provided by the division pursuant to this part are required only to the extent they are funded by the Legislature.
(2) The division may also apply for funds and grants from private sources, the Federal Government, or any other source.
(3) The division may contract with other persons to provide the services which it is required to provide.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this part to the contrary, the division is the payor of last resort regarding the provision of any services under this part.
History.—s. 15, ch. 90-330; s. 43, ch. 94-324.