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Rilya Wilson Bill Makes Way Through State Senate

POSTED: 7:25 a.m. EST March 27, 2003
UPDATED: 8:53 a.m. EST March 27, 2003

Rilya Wilson is the poster child for how children in state care can fall through the cracks and disappear. Now her name may also be tied to a solution.

This photo is age-enhanced to show Rilya as she may have appear recentlyState Sen. Frederica Wilson supports the Rilya Wilson act. It is named for the 5-year-old Miami girl who has been missing for months from the Department of Children and Families' care.

The bill would require any child aged 3 and over who is under DCF care and already in a preschool program to remain in school.

The logic is, if a child is in school then they can be monitored more closely. The Senate Children and Families Committee voted unanimously to approve the bill, which has three more committee stops.

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