Senate Bill sb2638

    Florida Senate - 2007                                  SB 2638

    By Senator Argenziano





    3-1247-07

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Lifeline telecommunications

  3         services; amending s. 364.10, F.S.; requiring

  4         each state agency that determines that a person

  5         is eligible for Lifeline service to act

  6         immediately to ensure that the person is

  7         enrolled in the Lifeline service program;

  8         requiring that the Public Service Commission

  9         adopt rules by a specified date; requiring the

10         Public Service Commission, the Department of

11         Children and Family Services, and the Office of

12         Public Counsel to enter into a memorandum of

13         understanding regarding their respective duties

14         under the Lifeline service program; providing

15         an effective date.

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

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

20  364.10, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

21         364.10  Undue advantage to person or locality

22  prohibited; Lifeline service.--

23         (3)

24         (h)1.  By December 31, 2007 2003, each state agency

25  that provides benefits to persons eligible for Lifeline

26  service shall undertake, in cooperation with the Department of

27  Children and Family Services, the Department of Education, the

28  commission, the Office of Public Counsel, and

29  telecommunications companies providing Lifeline services, the

30  development of procedures to promote Lifeline participation.

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    Florida Senate - 2007                                  SB 2638
    3-1247-07




 1         2.  If any state agency determines that a person is

 2  eligible for Lifeline service, the agency must act immediately

 3  to ensure that the person is automatically enrolled in the

 4  program with the appropriate eligible telecommunications

 5  carrier. The Public Service Commission shall, no later than

 6  September 1, 2007, adopt rules creating procedures to

 7  automatically enroll eligible customers in Lifeline service.

 8  The rules must include an option for an eligible customer to

 9  choose not to subscribe to the Lifeline service.

10         3.  The commission, the Department of Children and

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

12  into a memorandum of understanding establishing the respective

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

14  counsel with respect to the automatic enrollment procedures.

15         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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18                          SENATE SUMMARY

19    Requires each state agency that determines that a person
      is eligible for Lifeline service to act immediately to
20    ensure that the person is enrolled in the Lifeline
      service program. Requires the Public Service Commission
21    to adopt rules by a specified date. Requires the Public
      Service Commission, the Department of Children and Family
22    Services, and the Office of Public Counsel to enter into
      a memorandum of understanding regarding their respective
23    duties under the Lifeline service program.

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