Senate Bill sb0314

    Florida Senate - 2006                                   SB 314

    By Senator Siplin





    19-178-06

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Lifeline

  3         telecommunications service; amending s. 364.10,

  4         F.S.; requiring certain state agencies to

  5         automatically enroll an eligible consumer in

  6         the Lifeline service with the appropriate

  7         eligible telecommunications carrier; requiring

  8         the Public Service Commission, the Department

  9         of Children and Family Services, and the Office

10         of Public Counsel to enter into a memorandum of

11         understanding concerning the automatic

12         enrollment of consumers in Lifeline services;

13         providing an effective date.

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

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17         Section 1.  Paragraph (h) of subsection (3) of section

18  364.10, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

19         364.10  Undue advantage to person or locality

20  prohibited; Lifeline service.--

21         (3)

22         (h)1.  By December 31, 2005 2003, each state agency

23  providing that provides benefits to persons eligible for

24  Lifeline service shall undertake, in cooperation with the

25  Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of

26  Education, the commission, the Office of Public Counsel, and

27  telecommunications companies providing Lifeline services, the

28  development of procedures to promote Lifeline participation.

29         2.  If a state agency determines that a person is

30  eligible for Lifeline service, the agency must immediately

31  ensure that the person is automatically enrolled in the

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    Florida Senate - 2006                                   SB 314
    19-178-06




 1  Lifeline service with the appropriate eligible

 2  telecommunications carrier. The commission shall adopt rules

 3  providing for an automatic enrollment process in order that

 4  eligible customers receive Lifeline service.

 5         3.  The commission, the Department of Children and

 6  Family Services, and the Office of Public Counsel shall enter

 7  into a memorandum of understanding establishing the respective

 8  duties of the commission, the department, and the public

 9  counsel with respect to the automatic enrollment.

10         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.

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13                          SENATE SUMMARY

14    Requires certain state agencies to automatically enroll
      an eligible consumer in the Lifeline telecommunications
15    service with the appropriate eligible telecommunications
      carrier. Requires the Public Service Commission, the
16    Department of Children and Family Services, and the
      Office of Public Counsel to enter into a memorandum of
17    understanding concerning the automatic enrollment of
      consumers in Lifeline services.
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