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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1177

    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Child & Family Security offered the

12  following:

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 1, line 15 to page 3, line 20

16  remove:  everything after the enacting clause

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18  and insert:

19         Section 1.  Section 20.193, Florida Statutes, is

20  created to read:

21         20.193  Department of Children and Family Services

22  direct-support organization.--

23         (1)  As used in this section, the term "direct-support

24  organization" means a not-for-profit corporation incorporated

25  under chapter 617 and organized and operated to conduct

26  programs and activities; initiate developmental projects;

27  raise funds; request and receive grants, gifts, and bequests

28  of moneys; acquire, receive, hold, invest, and administer, in

29  its own name, securities, funds, objects of value, or other

30  property, real or personal; and make expenditures to or for

31  the direct or indirect benefit of the Department of Children

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  1  and Family Services or individual programs or projects of the

  2  department.

  3         (2)  A direct support organization may be organized to

  4  accomplish the purposes and objectives set forth in subsection

  5  (3) of this section. The direct support organization will

  6  maintain donations and direct service expenditures in a bank

  7  account outside of the State Treasury. Any administrative

  8  costs of running and promoting the purposes of the corporation

  9  will be paid for by private funds or state appropriations to

10  the extend the receipt of federal funding by the department is

11  not jeopardized.

12         (3)  The purposes and objectives of the direct-support

13  organization must be consistent with the priority issues and

14  objectives of the department and must be in the best interest

15  of the state.

16         (4)  Funds designated for the direct-support

17  organization shall be used for the enhancement of programs and

18  projects of the department.

19         (5)  The department may permit, without charge, the

20  appropriate use of property and facilities of the state by the

21  direct-support organization subject to the provisions of this

22  section. Such use must be directly in keeping with the

23  approved purpose of the direct-support organization. 

24         (6)  The direct-support organization shall provide for

25  an annual financial audit in accordance with s. 215.981. 

26         Section 2.  Subsection (10) is added to section 20.19,

27  Florida Statutes, to read:

28         (10)  SOLICITATION OF DONATIONS TO DIRECT-SUPPORT

29  ORGANIZATIONS.--The secretary may designate employees of the

30  department to solicit donations from public or private sources

31  pursuant to s. 20.193.

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  1         Section 3.  Section 430.065, Florida Statutes, is

  2  created to read:

  3         430.065  Department of Elder Affairs direct-support

  4  organization.--

  5         (1)  As used in this section, the term "direct-support

  6  organization" means a not-for-profit corporation incorporated

  7  under chapter 617 and organized and operated to conduct

  8  programs and activities; initiate developmental projects;

  9  raise funds; request and receive grants, gifts, and bequests

10  of moneys; acquire, receive, hold, invest, and administer, in

11  its own name, securities, funds, objects of value, or other

12  property, real or personal; and make expenditures to or for

13  the direct or indirect benefit of the Department of Elder

14  Affairs or individual programs or projects of the department.

15          (2)  The purposes and objectives of the direct-support

16  organization must be consistent with the priority issues and

17  objectives of the department and must be in the best interest

18  of the state. 

19          (3)  Funds designated for the direct-support

20  organization shall be used for the enhancement of programs and

21  projects of the department. 

22         (4)  The department may permit, without charge, the

23  appropriate use of property and facilities of the state by the

24  direct-support organization subject to the provisions of this

25  section. Such use must be directly in keeping with the

26  approved purpose of the direct-support organization. 

27         (5)  The direct-support organization shall provide for

28  an annual financial audit in accordance with s. 215.981.

29         Section 4.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

30  law.

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  2  And the title is amended as follows:

  3         On page 1, lines 2 to 11,

  4  remove:  all said lines

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  6  and insert:

  7         An act relating to direct-support

  8         organizations; creating s. 20.193, F.S.;

  9         providing for direct-support organizations for

10         the benefit of the Department of Children and

11         Family Services; providing a definition;

12         providing for administration of funds;

13         providing purposes and objectives; requiring

14         funds be used for enhancement of department

15         programs and projects; authorizing certain use

16         of state property and facilities; requiring

17         annual audit; authorizing designation of

18         employees to solicit funds; creating s.

19         430.065, F.S.; providing for direct-support

20         organizations for the benefit of the Department

21         of Elder Affairs; providing a definition;

22         providing purposes and objectives; requiring

23         funds be used for enhancement of department

24         programs and projects; authorizing certain use

25         of state property and facilities; requiring

26         annual audit; providing an effective date.

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