SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 212, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Mitchell moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment 

14         On page 16, line 27, through page 17, line 10, delete

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18         Section 10.  The Division of State Group Insurance of

19  the Department of Management Services shall develop a program

20  to subsidize health insurance coverage for children of state

21  employees if funds are made available for this purpose in the

22  General Appropriations Act. Premium subsidies must be

23  available only to state employees who have children under 19

24  years of age and whose family income is equal to or below 200

25  percent of the federal poverty level. Family premiums must be

26  the same as those currently provided in the Healthy Kids

27  Program for nonstate employees. The Division of State Group

28  Insurance of the Department of Management Services and the

29  Florida Healthy Kids Corporation shall monitor the

30  administration of the program to provide state-funded coverage

31  to eligible state employees through the Florida Healthy Kids

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 212, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No.    





 1  Corporation and shall submit a report by January 1, 2001, to

 2  the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of

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 4  whether the program should be improved or could be

 5  administered in a more cost-effective manner.

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