State Disabilities Organization Faces Continuing Questions
Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has threatened to shut down The Able Trust, a nonprofit organization for the Department of Education's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, because of concerns about potential misuse of money.
September 18, 2019 at 01:44 PM
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An organization focused on helping Floridians with disabilities find jobs has not complied with some key demands by Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, who threatened to shut it down because of concerns about potential misuse of money.
The commissioner last month cited "egregious concerns" with the operation of The Able Trust, a nonprofit organization for the Department of Education's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, and demanded it cut all ties with a charitable foundation it created without authorization from the Legislature.
In an Aug. 15 letter, Corcoran told the organization it had until Sept. 1 to dissolve "all relationships and agreements" with the Able Charitable Foundation, saying he suspected the possibility of money being transferred to the charity's accounts to "avoid possible reversion of funds to the State of Florida."
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