| 1 | Representative(s) Harrell offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | On page 2, lines 3-20, |
| 5 | remove: all of said lines |
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| 7 | and insert: |
| 8 | That the Legislature urges the members of the Florida |
| 9 | delegation to the United States Congress to ensure that the |
| 10 | Congress reauthorizes the State Children's Health Insurance |
| 11 | Program (SCHIP) to continue to provide federal funding for the |
| 12 | Florida Kidcare program. |
| 13 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature urges the |
| 14 | Governor to work with the Florida delegation to ensure that |
| 15 | SCHIP is reauthorized in a timely manner. |
| 16 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature urges the |
| 17 | Governor to provide the assistance necessary to identify and |
| 18 | enroll children who qualify for Medicaid or the Florida Kidcare |
| 19 | program. |
| 20 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature proclaims that |
| 21 | all components of state government should work together with |
| 22 | educators, health care providers, social workers, and parents to |
| 23 | ensure that all available public and private assistance for |
| 24 | providing health benefits to uninsured children in this state be |
| 25 | used to the maximum extent possible. |
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| 27 | ========= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ========= |
| 28 | On page 1, lines 8-31, |
| 29 | remove: all of said lines |
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| 31 | and insert: |
| 32 | WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Florida regards |
| 33 | the health of children to be of paramount importance to families |
| 34 | in the state, and |
| 35 | WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Florida regards |
| 36 | poor child health as a threat to the educational achievement and |
| 37 | social and psychological well-being of the children of the State |
| 38 | of Florida, and |
| 39 | WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Florida considers |
| 40 | protecting the health of children to be essential to the well- |
| 41 | being of Florida's youngest citizens and the quality of life in |
| 42 | the state, and |
| 43 | WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Florida considers |
| 44 | the Florida Kidcare program, which was created in 1998 and |
| 45 | currently has 1,388,520 children enrolled in the program, to be |
| 46 | an integral part of the arrangements for health benefits for the |
| 47 | children of the State of Florida, and |
| 48 | WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Florida recognizes |
| 49 | the value of the Florida Kidcare program in preserving child |
| 50 | wellness, preventing and treating childhood disease, improving |
| 51 | health outcomes, and reducing overall health costs, and |
| 52 | WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Florida considers |
| 53 | the federal funding available for the Florida Kidcare program to |
| 54 | be indispensable to providing health benefits for children of |
| 55 | modest means, NOW, THEREFORE, |