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11 The Committee on Communications and Public Utilities (Lynn)
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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, 2007 2003, each state agency
24 that provides benefits to persons eligible for Lifeline
25 service 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 services, the agency shall immediately
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1 forward the information to the commission to ensure that the
2 person is automatically enrolled in the program with the
3 appropriate eligible telecommunications carrier. The state
4 agency shall include an option for an eligible customer to
5 choose not to subscribe to the Lifeline service. The Public
6 Service Commission and the Department of Children and Family
7 Services shall, no later than December 31, 2007, adopt rules
8 creating procedures to automatically enroll eligible customers
9 in 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 no
15 later than December 31, 2007.
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21 And the title is amended as follows:
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25 amending s. 364.10, F.S.; requiring each state
26 agency that determines that a person is
27 eligible for Lifeline service to act
28 immediately to ensure that the person is
29 enrolled in the Lifeline service program;
30 requiring a state agency to include an option
31 for not subscribing to the program; requiring
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1 that the Public Service Commission and the
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5 Children and Family Services, and the Office of
6 Public Counsel to enter into a memorandum of
7 understanding regarding their respective duties
8 under the Lifeline service program;
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