HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 2119

    Amendment No. 4 (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Murman offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 27, between lines 14 and 15 of the bill

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17         Section 11.  Section 414.1585 is created to read:

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19  414.158  Diversion program for families at risk of welfare

20  dependency due to substance abuse or mental illness.

21         (1)  The diversion program for families at risk of

22  welfare dependency due to substance abuse or mental illness is

23  intended to provide services and one-time payments to assist

24  families in avoiding welfare dependency and to stabilize

25  families so that children can be cared for in their own homes

26  or in the homes of relatives and so that families can be self

27  sufficient.

28         (2)  Before finding a family eligible for the diversion

29  program created under this section, a determination must be

30  made that:

31         (a)  The family includes a pregnant woman or a parent

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 2119

    Amendment No. 4 (for drafter's use only)





 1  with one or more minor children or a caretaker relative with

 2  one or more minor children.

 3         (b)  The family meets criteria established by the

 4  department that one or more individuals in the family are at

 5  risk of or are impaired due to substance abuse or mental

 6  illness.

 7         (c)  The services or one-time payment provided are not

 8  considered assistance under federal law or guidelines.

 9         (3)  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in

10  ss. 414.075, 414.085, or 414.095, a family meeting the

11  criteria of subsection (2) shall a be considered a needy

12  family and shall be deemed eligible under this section.

13         (4)  The department is authorized to promulgate rules

14  governing the administration of this section and may establish

15  additional criteria related to services, client need, or

16  one-time payments. The department may establish maximum

17  amounts of one-time payments in rule.

18         (5)  Receipt of services or a one-time payment under

19  this section shall not preclude eligibility for, or receipt

20  of, other assistance or services under this chapter. 

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24  And the title is amended as follows:

25         On page 2, line 24 following "limitations;"

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28         creating s. 414.1585; authorizing a diversion

29         program for families at risk of welfare

30         dependency due to substance abuse and mental

31         illness;

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