HB 43B

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to temporary child care assistance;
3	providing an appropriation to provide temporary child care
4	assistance to enable certain citizens of this state
5	affected by Hurricane Wilma to return to work; providing a
6	limit for such assistance; providing an effective date.
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8	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10	Section 1.  The sum of $5 million is appropriated from the
11	General Revenue Fund to Workforce Florida, Inc., for the 2005-
12	2006 fiscal year to provide temporary child care assistance to
13	enable citizens of this state who became unemployed as a result
14	of Hurricane Wilma to return to work. A citizen of this state
15	who became unemployed as a result of Hurricane Wilma and whose
16	income does not exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty level
17	is eligible to receive an amount not to exceed $200 per week for
18	up to 12 weeks for temporary child care assistance from the
19	funds appropriated in this section. Assistance provided under
20	this section shall be limited to an amount that, together with
21	all other child care benefits received by the applicant from any
22	government entity or private sector source other than a family
23	member, does not exceed the limit established in this section.
24	Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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