Program Specialist, State Homeless Education Program/Florida Department of Education/•McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987/homeless statutes and federal/state laws relating to education -http://www.fldoe.org/bsa/title1/titlex.asp/•State of Florida Statutes Pertaining to Education of Homeless Children and Youth:

Ms. Lorraine Husum Allen, M.P.A.

Director, State Homeless Education Program
Florida Department of Education
Bureau of Federal Educational Programs
325 West Gaines, Suite 352
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone: 850-245-0668
Fax: 850-245-0670 or 850-245-0683
E-mail: Lorraine.Allen@fldoe.org

Mr. Skip Forsyth

Program Specialist, State Homeless Education Program
Florida Department of Education
Bureau of Federal Educational Programs
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 352
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone: 850-245-0089
Fax: 850-245-0668
E-mail: Skip.Forsyth@fldoe.org

Ms. Priscilla Dennis

Program Assistant, State Homeless Education Program
Florida Department of Education
Bureau of Federal Educational Programs
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 352
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone: 850-245-9964
Fax: 850-245-0668
E-mail: Priscilla.Dennis@fldoe.org

 

Federal/State Laws and Statutes

Federal Laws/Guidance/Resources Pertaining to the Education of Homeless Children and Youth:

• McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, as amended, Title VII, Subtitle B; 42 U.S.C. 11431-11435
• McKinney-Vento Act Non-Regulatory Guidance (July 2004) (Word)
• U.S. Department of Education Enrollment Guidelines (Federal Register: March 8, 2002) (Volume 67, Number 46)
• U.S. Department of Education 2006 Report to Congress (Word)
• Child Nutrition and Women, Infants, and Children Reauthorization Act
• Categorical Eligibility for Free Lunches and Breakfasts of Runaway, Homeless, and Migrant Youth: Reauthorization 2004 Implementation (PDF)
• Updated Guidance for Homeless Children in the School Nutrition Programs (April 4, 2002) (PDF)
• Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (April 2004) (PDF)
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Head Start Act (PDF)
• Head Start Reauthorization
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
• Child Find (IDEA)
• State of Florida Statutes Pertaining to Education of Homeless Children and Youth:
  • Section 57.081, Florida Statutes - Costs; right to proceed where prepayment of costs and payment of filing fees waived
  • Section 382.002, Florida Statutes - Definitions ("certified homeless youth")
  • Section 382.025, Florida Statutes - Certified copies of vital records; confidentiality; research
  • Section 743.015, Florida Statutes - Disabilities of nonage; removal
  • Section 743.067, Florida Statutes - Unaccompanied youths
  • Section 1003.01, Florida Statutes - Definitions
  • Section 1003.21, Florida Statutes – School attendance
  • Section 1003.22, Florida Statutes – School-entry health examination; immunization against communicable diseases; exemptions; duties of Department of Health
  • Section 1009.21, Florida Statutes - Determination of Resident Status for Tuition Purposes
  • Section 1009.25, Florida Statutes - Fee Exemptions (for Homeless Individuals)