Fla. Stat. § 411.201
Florida Prevention, Early Assistance, and Early Childhood Act; short title
This chapter may be cited as the “Florida Prevention, Early Assistance, and Early Childhood Act.”
Florida Statutes Chapter 411 — HANDICAP OR HIGH-RISK CONDITION PREVENTION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSISTANCE
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Fla. Stat. § 411.202
Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term:(1) “Assistance services” means those assessments, individualized therapies, and other medical, educational, and social services designed to enhance the environment for the high-risk or handicapped preschool child, in order to achieve optimum growth and development. Provision of such s…
Fla. Stat. § 411.203
Continuum of comprehensive services
The Department of Education and the Department of Health shall utilize the continuum of prevention and early assistance services for high-risk pregnant women and for high-risk and handicapped children and their families, as outlined in this section, as a basis for the intraagency and interagency program coordination, m…
Fla. Stat. § 411.2035
Dangers of shaking infants and young children; requirements for distributing brochures
(1) Every hospital, birthing facility, and provider of home birth which has maternity and newborn services shall provide to the parents of a newborn, before they take their newborn home from the hospital or birthing facility, written information with an explanation concerning the dangers of shaking infants and young ch…
Fla. Stat. § 411.22
Legislative intent
The Legislature finds and declares that 50 percent of handicapping conditions in young children can be prevented, and such conditions which are not prevented can be minimized by focusing prevention efforts on high-risk pregnant women and on high-risk and handicapped preschool children and their families. The Legislatur…
Fla. Stat. § 411.223
Uniform standards
(1) The Department of Children and Families, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall establish a minimum set of procedures for each preschool child who receives preventive health care with state funds. Preventive health care services shall meet the minimum standards established by federal law for the Ea…
Fla. Stat. § 411.224
Family support planning process
The Legislature establishes a family support planning process to be used by the Department of Children and Families as the service planning process for targeted individuals, children, and families under its purview.(1) The Department of Education shall take all appropriate and necessary steps to encourage and facilitat…
Fla. Stat. § 411.227
Components of the Learning Gateway
The Learning Gateway system consists of the following components:(1) COMMUNITY EDUCATION STRATEGIES AND FAMILY-ORIENTED ACCESS.—(a) Each local demonstration project shall establish the system access point, or gateway, by which parents can receive information about available appropriate services. An existing public or p…
Fla. Stat. § 411.228
Accountability
(1) The steering committee shall provide information to the School Readiness Estimating Conference and the Enrollment Conference for Public Schools regarding estimates of the population of children from birth through age 9 who are at risk of learning problems and learning disabilities.(2) The steering committee, in con…
Fla. Stat. § 411.24
Short title
This part may be cited as the “Florida Education Now and Babies Later (ENABL) Act.”
Fla. Stat. § 411.241
Legislative intent
The Legislature finds and declares that childhood pregnancies continue to be a serious problem in the state. Therefore, the Legislature intends to establish, through a public-private partnership, a program to encourage children to abstain from sexual activity.
Fla. Stat. § 411.243
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Community Initiative
Subject to the availability of funds, the Department of Health shall create a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Community Initiative. The purpose of this initiative is to create collaborative community partnerships to reduce teen pregnancy. Participating communities shall examine their needs and resources relative to teen preg…