Subcommittee approves bill to add two Florida Children's Initiative sites
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Summary
Representative Rosenwald's HB 933 would add two Florida Children's Initiatives sites — one in Bay County (zip 32401) and one in Broward County (Pompano) — with sponsors saying both locations completed Ounce of Prevention grant steps and that the bill has no fiscal impact on the budget.
The Florida House Health Care Budget Subcommittee reported House Bill 933 favorably after Representative Rosenwald described plans to expand the Florida Children's Initiatives to two additional sites.
Representative Rosenwald said HB 933 would establish two new Children's Initiative sites, one in Bay County (zip code 32401) and one in Pompano in Broward County. Rosenwald described the Florida Children's Initiatives as a statewide program modeled after the Harlem Children's Zone and noted the program is managed by nonprofit corporations subject to public-records laws.
Rosenwald told the committee there are currently five active Children's Initiative sites in four counties — Duval, Orange, Hillsborough and Miami-Dade — and that the two proposed sites had completed required steps through an Ounce of Prevention grant to be added to statute. Rosenwald also stated that the bill would have "no fiscal impact on the budget." Julia Wilder of the Florida Children's Initiative waved in support.
The clerk called the roll; members responded affirmatively and the chair announced that House Bill 933 was reported favorably. The committee then concluded its bill presentations and moved to budget business.
HB 933 will advance to the next step in the legislative process after the favorable committee report; the transcript contains no separate fiscal analysis or opposition recorded during the session.