Senate Bill sb1866

    Florida Senate - 2001                                  SB 1866

    By Senator Dawson





    30-1382-01

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to subsidized child care;

  3         amending s. 402.3015, F.S.; requiring that

  4         certain unspent funds be used to provide child

  5         care for families who are employed and whose

  6         income does not exceed a specified percent of

  7         the federal poverty level; providing an

  8         effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Subsection (10) of section 402.3015,

13  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

14         402.3015  Subsidized child care program; purpose; fees;

15  contracts.--

16         (10)  A family that is eligible to participate in the

17  subsidized child care program shall be considered a needy

18  family for purposes of the program funded through the federal

19  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant, to

20  the extent permitted by the appropriation of funds. If funds

21  that are appropriated for families receiving priority

22  consideration for subsidized child care under this chapter or

23  s. 411.10 remain unspent, such funds shall be used to provide

24  subsidies for families who are employed and whose income does

25  not exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty level.

26         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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29                          SENATE SUMMARY

30    Requires that funds for subsidized child care which are
      unspent be used for subsidies for families who are
31    employed and whose income does not exceed 200 percent of
      the federal poverty level.
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