27668782 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 27668782
Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

Department:	DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Division:	Substance Abuse Program


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	The Department of Children and Families' Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME:	November 6, 2023, 1pm-3pm, EST.

PLACE:	Virtually via Microsoft Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjliNmIzN2UtZjQ5NS00ZGI2LWExYjItNTkxNWQyNGRjNzZk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22f70dba48-b283-4c57-8831-cb411445a94c%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22714950eb-e76f-430c-be02-e8bccbaa3feb%22%7d

Subject:	This meeting is in accordance with Section 397.335, F.S., which establishes the Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement. The terms of the Florida Opioid Settlement agreement require the State to create an Opioid Abatement Taskforce or Council to advise the Governor, Legislature, Florida’s Department of Children and Families (“DCF”), and Local Governments on the priorities that should be addressed as part of the opioid epidemic, review how monies have been spent and the results that have been achieved with Opioid Funds. Discussion topics and duties will include expenditures and the results achieved, work and share information with the Drug Policy Advisory Council and ensure recommendations are consistent, review data from local, state, and national agencies to advise state and local governments on the status, severity, and stage of opioid epidemic, review data on expenditures, success, and metrics for assessing the epidemic and progress in abating it, and develop and recommend metrics, measures, or datasets to assess progress/success.


	A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Nakeesha Whipple at Nakeesha.whipple@myflfamilies.com.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:	10/16/2023 Vol. 49/201


REFERENCE MATERIALS:	No reference(s).

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