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           HB 381                                                                                                2024
    1                                         A bill to be entitled
    2               An act relating to AMIkids, Inc.; creating s. 985.176,
    3               F.S.; authorizing the Department of Juvenile Justice,
    4               the Department of Education, and the Department of
    5               Children and Families to contract with AMIkids, Inc.,
    6               for specified services; providing an effective date.
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    8      Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10                  Section 1.        Section 985.176, Florida Statutes, is created
11         to read:
12                  985.176      AMIkids, Inc.—As authorized by and consistent with
13         funding appropriated in the General Appropriations Act, the
14         department, the Department of Education, and the Department of
15         Children and Families may contract, in accordance with ss.
16         394.457 and 985.644 and the statutes governing the Department of
17         Education and the Department of Children and Families, with
18         AMIkids, Inc., a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation
19         pursuant to s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to
20         provide alternatives to institutionalization or commitment for
21         young men and women through services, including, but not limited
22         to, education, behavior modification, skills development, mental
23         health, workforce development, family functioning, and advocacy.
24                  Section 2.        This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.
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