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The 2008 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature recently adjourned. Ellen Morris, Legislative Chair of The Florida Bar's Elder Law Section and Howard Krooks, member of the Joint Public Policy Task Force of the Florida Bar Elder Law Section and AFELA are pleased to share with you the following breaking news from the Session.
It is anticipated that, effective July 1, 2008, 14,000 slots for the diversion program will be funded. (It is not clear at this time whether the 1,000 slots that were supposed to be added in January 2008 but were never implemented are included in the 14,000 number.) Governor Crist still has the right to veto this part of the budget but as he and Lt. Governor Kottkamp were instrumental in getting these funds, it is doubtful that will occur.
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