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Dollars Leveraged
The Council’s investment of $629,000 leveraged
$907,905,870 over the life of this state plan
impacting compensation and Direct Support
Provider rate increases in various capacities.
Legislative Impact
$4.4 million was directed to personal supports,
residential habilitation, adult day training and
supported employment rate increases.
In 2019, the Florida Legislature and Governor
approved additional funding for a rate increase
for providers of Residential Habilitation.
In 2020, the Florida Legislature reimbursed the
Agency for Persons with Disabilities’ deficit with
an appropriation of $241 million.
In 2021, the Council successfully advocated for
Federal Rescue Act dollars to be pursued for
home- and community-based services that
would otherwise have been left on the table.
Making a Difference
2 Training Guides
for direct support providers are now available that include Florida
Direct Support Professional Core Competencies, a new competencybased online curriculum, and a Recruitment and Retention Best
Practices Guide.
192 People Were Trained
through DD Awareness Day, Pay Fair for Care educational activities
and in the Workforce Collaborative Training Initiative competencybased curriculum.