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House Bill 0779




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                 HB 779

        By Representative Murman






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the "Work and Gain Economic

  3         Self-sufficiency (WAGES) Act"; amending s.

  4         414.065, F.S.; raising the age limit for

  5         qualifying to receive continuing support

  6         through a protective payee in circumstances

  7         involving a family member's repeated

  8         noncompliance with work requirements of the

  9         act; providing an effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section

14  414.065, Florida Statutes, 1996 Supplement, is amended to

15  read:

16         414.065  Work requirements.--

17         (5)  CONTINUATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN;

18  PROTECTIVE PAYEES.--

19         (a)  Upon the second or third occurrence of

20  noncompliance, assistance for the child or children in a

21  family who are under age 16 12 may be continued. Any such

22  payments must be made through a protective payee.  Under no

23  circumstances shall such assistance be paid to an individual

24  who has failed to comply with program requirements.

25         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1997.

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28                          SENATE SUMMARY

29    Raises from 12 years to 16 years of age the maximum age
      of a child who may receive, through a protective payee,
30    continuing assistance under the Work and Gain Economic
      Self-sufficiency (WAGES) Act in cases involving a family
31    member's noncompliance with work requirements of the act.

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