Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. PCS (814916) for SB 998
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11 The Committee on Communications and Public Utilities (Joyner)
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 10. Paragraph (h) of subsection (3) of section
19 364.10, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
20 364.10 Undue advantage to person or locality
21 prohibited; Lifeline service.--
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23 (h)1. By December 31, 2003, each state agency that
24 provides benefits to persons eligible for Lifeline service
25 shall undertake, in cooperation with the Department of
26 Children and Family Services, the Department of Education, the
27 commission, the Office of Public Counsel, and
28 telecommunications companies providing Lifeline services, the
29 development of procedures to promote Lifeline participation.
30 2. If any state agency determines that a person is
31 eligible for Lifeline service, the agency must act immediately
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1 to ensure that the person is automatically enrolled in the
2 program with the appropriate eligible telecommunications
3 carrier. The state agency must include an option for an
4 eligible customer to choose not to subscribe to the Lifeline
5 service. The Public Service Commission shall, no later than
6 September 1, 2007, adopt rules as necessary creating
7 procedures to automatically enroll eligible customers in
8 lifeline service.
9 3. The commission, the Department of Children and
10 Family Services, and the Office of Public Counsel shall enter
11 into a memorandum of understanding that establishes the
12 respective duties of the commission, the department, and the
13 public counsel with respect to the automatic enrollment
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20 And the title is amended as follows:
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24 amending s. 364.10, F.S.; requiring each state
25 agency that determines that a person is
26 eligible for Lifeline service to act
27 immediately to ensure that the person is
28 enrolled in the Lifeline service program;
29 requiring that the Public Service Commission
30 adopt rules by a specified date, if necessary;
31 requiring that the commission, the Department
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1 of Children and Family Services, and the Office
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