Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 728
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/09/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Judiciary (Flores) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Substitute for Amendment (233996) (with directory
    2  and title amendments)
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    4         Between lines 490 and 491
    5  insert:
    6         (a) Benefits are payable by mail or electronically, except
    7  that an individual being paid by paper warrant on July 1, 2011,
    8  may continue to be paid in that manner until the expiration of
    9  the claim. Notwithstanding s. 409.942(4), the agency may develop
   10  a system for the payment of benefits by electronic funds
   11  transfer, including, but not limited to, debit cards, electronic
   12  payment cards, or any other means of electronic payment that the
   13  agency deems to be commercially viable or cost-effective.
   14  Commodities or services related to the development of such a
   15  system shall be procured by competitive solicitation, unless
   16  they are purchased from a state term contract pursuant to s.
   17  287.056. The agency shall adopt rules necessary to administer
   18  this paragraph the system.
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   22         And the directory clause is amended as follows:
   23         Delete line 484
   24  and insert:
   25         Section 5. Effective July 1, 2011,
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   29         And the title is amended as follows:
   30         Delete line 28
   31  and insert:
   32         443.111, F.S.; revising the manner in which benefits
   33         are payable; eliminating payment by mail; providing an
   34         exception; conforming provisions to changes made
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