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A bill to be entitled |
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An act relating to funding for domestic violence centers; |
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amending s. 39.903, F.S.; providing for the provision of |
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services and the distribution of funds for domestic |
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violence centers by a private entity; limiting the |
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services and funding to certified domestic violence |
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centers; amending s. 39.905, F.S.; providing that the |
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Department of Children and Family Services shall approve, |
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rather than develop, a funding distribution formula for |
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state funds provided to certified domestic violence |
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centers; providing an effective date. |
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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Section 1. Subsection (7) of section 39.903, Florida |
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Statutes, is amended to read: |
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39.903 Duties and functions of the department with respect |
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to domestic violence.-- |
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(7) The department shall contract with a statewide |
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association whose primary purpose is to represent and provide |
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technical assistance to certifieddomestic violence centers. |
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This association shall receive 2 percent of the Domestic |
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Violence Trust Fund for this purposeimplement, administer, and |
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evaluate all services provided by the certified domestic |
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violence centers. In distributing funds allocated by the |
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Legislature for certified domestic violence centers, the |
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association shall use a formula approved by the department as |
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specified in s. 39.905(7)(a). |
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Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section |
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39.905, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
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39.905 Domestic violence centers.-- |
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(7)(a) All funds collected and appropriated to the |
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domestic violence program for certified domestic violence |
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centers shall be distributed annually by the department to each |
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district according to an allocation formula approveddetermined |
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by the department. In developing the formula, the factors of |
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department shall consider population, arural and geographical |
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area factor, and the incidence of domestic violence shall be |
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considered. |
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Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |