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Measure Helping Foster Kids Get Licenses Heads For House, Senate Floor

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State lawmakers are taking steps to expand a program helping foster kids get a driver’s license and pay for car insurance.

A House Health committee voted unanimously Friday to make Keys to Independence a permanent state-wide program.  The vote was unanimous as well in its final Senate committee Thursday.  A three year pilot set aside $800,000 to help foster kids pay for drivers training, license fees and insurance.  Supporters say they can expand the idea to the whole state, and cover kids for six months after they reach adulthood without any additional funding.  

Nick Evans came to Tallahassee to pursue a masters in communications at Florida State University. He graduated in 2014, but not before picking up an internship at WFSU. While he worked on his degree Nick moved from intern, to part-timer, to full-time reporter. Before moving to Tallahassee, Nick lived in and around the San Francisco Bay Area for 15 years. He listens to far too many podcasts and is a die-hard 49ers football fan. When Nick’s not at work he likes to cook, play music and read.