SENATE AMENDMENT

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11  Senator Kirkpatrick moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 46, between lines 2 and 3,

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17         Section 15.  Section 414.159, Florida Statutes, is

18  created to read:

19         414.159  Teen parent and pregnancy prevention diversion

20  program; eligibility for services.--The Legislature recognizes

21  that teen pregnancy is a major cause of dependency on

22  government assistance which often extends through more than

23  one generation. The purpose of the teen parent and pregnancy

24  prevention diversion program is to provide services to reduce

25  and avoid welfare dependency by reducing teen pregnancy,

26  reducing the incidence of multiple pregnancies to teens, and

27  assisting teens in completing educational programs.

28         (1)  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in

29  s. 414.075, s. 414.085, or s. 414.095, a teen who is

30  determined to be at risk of teen pregnancy or who already has

31  a child shall be eligible to receive services under this

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 1  program.

 2         (2)  Services provided under this program are limited

 3  to services that are not considered assistance under federal

 4  law or guidelines.

 5         (3)  Receipt of services under this section does not

 6  preclude eligibility for, or receipt of, other assistance or

 7  services under this chapter.

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 9  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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13  And the title is amended as follows:

14         On page 3, line 9, after the first semicolon,

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17         creating s. 414.159, F.S.; establishing a teen

18         parent and pregnancy prevention diversion

19         program; providing for eligibility for services

20         under the program; providing that participation

21         in the program does not preclude eligibility

22         for other assistance;

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