The bill (SB 288), filed by Sen. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, would create a certification process for victims of abuse at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna and the Florida School for Boys at Okeechobee.
A Senate Democrat filed a proposal Thursday that could help lead to compensation for victims of abuse at two state reform schools decades ago.
The bill (SB 288), filed by Sen. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, would create a certification process for victims of abuse at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys and the Florida School for Boys at Okeechobee.
The bill would apply to people who were at the reform schools from 1940 to 1975. People certified as victims could file claims under a section of state law that provides assistance to victims, according to the bill.