| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to assistance for dependents of service |
| 3 | members on active duty; amending s. 250.5206, F.S.; |
| 4 | providing that eligibility for the Family Readiness |
| 5 | Program continues for a specified period following |
| 6 | termination of a service member's orders and his or her |
| 7 | return home; requiring the Inspector General of the |
| 8 | Department of Military Affairs to conduct semiannual |
| 9 | reviews and annual audits of the program;; providing an |
| 10 | effective date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Subsections (4) and (6) of section 250.5206, |
| 15 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 16 | 250.5206 Family Readiness Program.--The Department of |
| 17 | Military Affairs shall establish a state Family Readiness |
| 18 | Program headed by a program director and based on the United |
| 19 | States Department of Defense National Guard and Reserve Family |
| 20 | Readiness Strategic Plan 2004-2005 initiative. |
| 21 | (4) ELIGIBILITY.--Eligible recipients shall include |
| 22 | persons designated as beneficiaries on the United States |
| 23 | Department of Defense Form 93, or who are otherwise dependents |
| 24 | of eligible service members, and who are residents of the State |
| 25 | of Florida. The period of eligibility to request assistance from |
| 26 | the fund continues for 120 days following termination of the |
| 27 | service member's military orders for qualifying service and |
| 28 | return to his or her home of record. |
| 29 | (6) AUDITS.--The inspector general of the department shall |
| 30 | conduct a semiannual review and an annual monthly audit review |
| 31 | of the program. |
| 32 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |