HB 1099 2003
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6	The Committee on Future of Florida's Families recommends the
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9	Committee Substitute
10	Remove the entire bill and insert:
11	A bill to be entitled
12	An act relating to domestic violence centers; amending s.
13	39.903, F.S.; removing a requirement that the Department
14	of Children and Family Services approve or reject
15	applications for funding received from domestic violence
16	centers; providing for the provision of technical
17	assistance and the distribution of funds for domestic
18	violence centers by a statewide association whose primary
19	purpose is to provide technical assistance to certified
20	domestic violence centers; providing that such association
21	shall implement, administer, and evaluate the services
22	provided by the certified domestic violence centers;
23	limiting the services and funding to certified domestic
24	violence centers; amending s. 39.905, F.S.; providing that
25	the Department of Children and Family Services shall
26	approve, rather than develop, a funding distribution
27	formula for state funds provided to certified domestic
28	violence centers; providing requirements for contracts
29	between the statewide association and certified domestic
30	violence centers; providing an effective date.
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32	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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34	Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and subsection
35	(7) of section 39.903, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
36	39.903 Duties and functions of the department with respect
37	to domestic violence.--
38	(1) The department shall:
39	(c) Receive and approve or reject applications for
40	certification of domestic violence centers, and receive and
41	approve or reject applications for funding of domestic violence
42	centers. When approving funding for a newly certified domestic
43	violence center, the department shall make every effort to
44	minimize any adverse economic impact on existing certified
45	centers or services provided within the same district. In order
46	to minimize duplication of services, the department shall make
47	every effort to encourage subcontracting relationships with
48	existing centers within the district. If any of the required
49	services are exempted from certificationby the department under
50	s. 39.905(1)(c), the center shall not receive funding for those
51	services.
52	(7) The department shall contract with a statewide
53	association whose primary purpose is to represent and provide
54	technical assistance to certifieddomestic violence centers.
55	This association shall implement, administer, and evaluate all
56	services provided by the certified domestic violence centers.
57	The association shall receive and approve or reject applications
58	for funding of certified domestic violence centers. When
59	approving funding for a newly certified domestic violence
60	center, the association shall make every effort to minimize any
61	adverse economic impact on existing certified domestic violence
62	centers or services provided within the same service area. In
63	order to minimize duplication of services, the association shall
64	make every effort to encourage subcontracting relationships with
65	existing certified domestic violence centers within the same
66	service area. In distributing funds allocated by the Legislature
67	for certified domestic violence centers, the association shall
68	use a formula approved by the department as specified in s.
69	39.905(7)(a)receive 2 percent of the Domestic Violence Trust
70	Fund for this purpose.
71	Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 39.905, Florida
72	Statutes, is amended to read:
73	39.905 Domestic violence centers.--
74	(7)(a) All funds collected and appropriated to the
75	domestic violence program for certified domestic violence
76	centers shall be distributed annually by the department to each
77	district according to an allocation formula approveddetermined
78	by the department. In developing the formula, the factors of
79	department shall consider population, a rural characteristics,
80	and geographical area factor, and the incidence of domestic
81	violence shall be considered.
82	(b) A contract between the statewide associationa
83	districtand a certified domestic violence center shall contain
84	provisions assuring the availability and geographic
85	accessibility of services throughout the district. For this
86	purpose, a center may distribute funds through subcontracts or
87	to center satellites, provided such arrangements and any
88	subcontracts are approved by the statewide associationdistrict.
89	Section 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2004.