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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1701
Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)
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11 The Committee on Children & Families offered the following:
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18 (2) The Children's Services Council of Broward County
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20 (a) Immediately after the members are appointed, elect
21 a chair and vice chair from among its members, and elect other
22 officers as deemed necessary by the council.
23 (b) Immediately after the members are appointed and
24 officers are elected, identify and assess the needs of the
25 children in Broward County served by the council and submit to
26 the County Commission of Broward County a written description
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28 1. The activities, services, and opportunities that
29 will be provided to children.
30 2. The anticipated schedule for providing those
31 activities, services, and opportunities.
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1 3. The manner in which children will be served,
2 including a description of arrangements and agreements which
3 will be made with community organizations, state and local
4 educational agencies, federal agencies, public assistance
5 agencies, the juvenile courts, foster care agencies, and other
6 applicable public and private agencies.
7 4. The special outreach efforts that will be
8 undertaken to provide services to at-risk, abused, or
9 neglected children.
10 5. The manner in which the council will seek and
11 provide funding for unmet needs.
12 6. The strategy which will be used for interagency
13 coordination to maximize existing human and fiscal resources.
14 (c) Provide training and orientation to all new
15 members sufficient to allow them to perform their duties.
16 (d) Make and adopt bylaws and rules and regulations
17 for the council's guidance, operation, governance, and
18 maintenance, provided such rules and regulations are not
19 inconsistent with federal or state laws or county ordinances.
20 (e) Provide an annual written report, to be presented
21 no later than January 1, to the County Commission of Broward
22 County. The annual report shall contain, but not be limited
23 to the following information:
24 1. Information on the effectiveness of activities,
25 services, and programs offered by the council, including
26 cost-effectiveness.
27 2. A detailed anticipated budget for continuation of
28 activities, services, and programs offered by the council, and
29 a list of all sources of requested funding, both public and
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31 3. Procedures used for early identification of at-risk
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1 children who need additional or continued services and methods
2 for ensuring that the additional or continued services are
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4 4. A description of the degree to which the council's
5 objectives and activities are consistent with the goals of
6 this section.
7 5. Detailed information on the various programs,
8 services, and activities available to participants and the
9 degree to which the programs, services, and activities have
10 been successfully used by children.
11 6. Information on programs, services, and activities
12 that should be eliminated; programs, services, and activities
13 that should be continued; and programs, services, and
14 activities that should be added to the basic format of the
15 Children's Services Council.
16 (3) The council shall maintain minutes of each
17 meeting, including a record of all votes cast, and shall make
18 such minutes available to any interested person.
19 (4) Members of the council shall serve without
20 compensation, but shall be entitled to receive reimbursement
21 for per diem and travel expenses consistent with the
22 provisions of section 112.061, Florida Statutes.
23 (5) All financial records and accounts relating to the
24 district shall be available for audit by state auditors as
25 they are assigned from time to time to audit the affairs of
26 the County officials. If no annual audit of the district is
27 conducted by the state, the council shall cause an independent
28 audit of the District to be conducted.
29 (6) Within 10 days, exclusive of weekends and legal
30 holidays, after the expiration of each quarter annual period,
31 the Children's Services Council shall cause to be prepared and
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1 filed with the County Commission of Broward County a financial
2 report which shall include the following:
3 (a) The total expenditures of the council for the
4 quarter annual period.
5 (b) The total receipts of the council during the
6 quarter annual period.
7 (c) A statement of the funds the council has on hand,
8 has invested, or has deposited with qualified public
9 depositories at the end of the quarter annual period.
10 (d) The total administrative costs of the council for
11 the quarter annual period.
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