CS/CS/HB 1299: Public Assistance
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Eagle
Public Assistance; Revises penalties for noncompliance with work requirements for temporary cash assistance; limits receipt of child-only benefits during periods of noncompliance with work requirements; provides applicability of work requirements before expiration of minimum penalty period; requires DCF to refer sanctioned participants to appropriate community services; requires DEO, in cooperation with CareerSource Florida, Inc., & DCF, to develop & implement work plan agreement for participants in temporary cash assistance program; requires DCF to impose replacement fee for EBT cards; revises eligibility guidelines for Relative Caregiver Program with respect to relative & nonrelative caregivers; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $879,680
Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in Health and Human Services Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8/2016 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/12/2016 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 109 |
| 1/15/2016 | House |
• Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 229 • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 01/20/16, 9:00 am, 12 HOB --Temporarily postponed |
| 1/22/2016 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 01/26/16, 8:00 am, 12 HOB |
| 1/26/2016 | House |
• CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1 -HJ 318 |
| 1/28/2016 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 313 |
| 1/29/2016 | House |
• Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 322 |
| 2/12/2016 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/16/16, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall |
| 2/16/2016 | House |
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 23 NAYS 2 -HJ 484 |
| 2/17/2016 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 481 |
| 2/19/2016 | House |
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 517 |
| 3/11/2016 | House |
• Died in Health and Human Services Committee |
