SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 256

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Kirkpatrick moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 51, between lines 14 and 15,

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17         Section 18.  Subsection (5) is added to section 414.20,

18  Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, to read:

19         414.20  Other support services.--Support services shall

20  be provided, if resources permit, to assist participants in

21  complying with work activity requirements outlined in s.

22  414.065. If resources do not permit the provision of needed

23  support services, the department and the Department of Labor

24  and Employment Security may prioritize or otherwise limit

25  provision of support services. This section does not

26  constitute an entitlement to support services. Lack of

27  provision of support services may be considered as a factor in

28  determining whether good cause exists for failing to comply

29  with work activity requirements but does not automatically

30  constitute good cause for failing to comply with work activity

31  requirements, and does not affect any applicable time limit on

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 256

    Amendment No.    





 1  the receipt of temporary cash assistance or the provision of

 2  services under this chapter. Support services shall include,

 3  but need not be limited to:

 4         (5)  DEPENDENT CARE.--In addition to child care

 5  services provided under s. 402.3015, dependent care may be

 6  provided for children age 13 years and older who are in need

 7  of care due to disability and where such care is needed for

 8  the parent to accept or continue employment or otherwise

 9  participate in work activities. The amount of subsidy shall be

10  consistent with the rates for special needs child care

11  established by the department. Dependent care needed for

12  employment may be provided for up to 2 years after eligibility

13  for the WAGES program ends.

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15  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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19  And the title is amended as follows:

20         On page 3, line 15, after the semicolon,

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23         amending s. 414.20, F.S., relating to support

24         services; providing for the provision of care

25         for certain dependent children so that the

26         parent may accept or continue employment or

27         participate in work activities;

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