Ideas

Loranne Ausley
Former Senator | Tallahassee, FL

Senator Loranne Ausley: ‘Foster Children’s Bill of Rights’ in Florida

Idea Category: Equity & Opportunity, Public Safety

This week, a Florida Senate subcommittee unanimously passed NewDEALer Senator Loranne Ausley’s bipartisan legislation to codify a bill of rights for children in the state’s foster care system. The legislation compiles the rights of children in the foster care system, ensuring priority is given to their physical, mental, and emotional health. “The purpose of this bill is to place all of the rights that are already in law into one place,” Senator Ausley said. Rebecca Baer, who spent two years in Florida’s foster care system, spoke in support of the bill and "said it felt like she lost about 90% of her rights the day she entered the system," adding, “at the end of the day, I believe this bill will help youth not go through the same situations that I did.” Read more about the legislation here.

More Idea’s From Loranne Ausley

Brighter Futures Early Learning Scholarships

Idea Category: Education, Equity & Opportunity | Funding Source: ARP

South City Tech Hub: Creating Digital Equity

Idea Category: COVID, Infrastructure, Public Safety | Funding Source: ARP

South of Southside Arts and Humanities Festival

Idea Category: Jobs and Entrepreneurship | Funding Source: ARP

Pop Up Preschool

Idea Category: Education, Equity & Opportunity | Funding Source: ARP

Brave Spaces

Idea Category: Education, Equity & Opportunity | Funding Source: ARP

Early Learning Training Institute

Idea Category: Education | Funding Source: ARP

Assistive Technology Helps Disabled Students in School, Community and Workplace

Idea Category: Jobs and Entrepreneurship | Funding Source: ARP

Safety for deaf/hard of hearing drivers and law enforcement officers

Idea Category: Smart Government | Funding Source: ARP

Purpose Built Communities

Idea Category: Jobs and Entrepreneurship, Smart Government | Funding Source: ARP