Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (736346) for CS for SB 202
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  01/27/2016           .                                
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       The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Bean) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 94 - 145
    4  and insert:
    5         (b) In cooperation with the oversight council created in
    6  subsection (6), the Florida Association of Centers for
    7  Independent Living shall oversight group described in paragraph
    8  (b), adopt and, as necessary, revise the policies and procedures
    9  governing the operation of the personal care attendant program
   10  and the training required in paragraph (a). The oversight
   11  council shall recommend the maximum monthly reimbursement
   12  provided to program participants. The Florida Association of
   13  Centers for Independent Living shall provide technical
   14  assistance to program participants and administrative support
   15  services to the program and implement appropriate internal
   16  financial controls to ensure program integrity program.
   17         (5) The James Patrick Memorial Work Incentive Personal
   18  Attendant Services and Employment Assistance Program shall
   19  reimburse the Florida Association of Centers for Independent
   20  Living monthly for payments made to program participants and for
   21  costs associated with program administration and oversight in
   22  accordance with the annual operating budget approved by the
   23  board of directors of the association, taking into consideration
   24  recommendations made by the oversight council created under
   25  subsection (6). The annual operating budget for costs associated
   26  with activities of the association for program operation,
   27  administration, and oversight may not exceed 12 percent of the
   28  funds deposited with the Florida Endowment Foundation for
   29  Vocational Rehabilitation pursuant to ss. 320.08068(4)(d) and
   30  413.4021(1) for the previous fiscal year or the budget approved
   31  for the previous fiscal year, whichever amount is greater.
   32         (6) The James Patrick Memorial Work Incentive Personal
   33  Attendant Services and Employment Assistance Program Oversight
   34  Council is created adjunct to the Department of Education for
   35  the purpose of providing program recommendations, recommending
   36  the maximum monthly reimbursement available to program
   37  participants, advising the Florida Association of Centers for
   38  Independent Living on policies and procedures, and recommending
   39  the program’s annual operating budget for activities of the
   40  association associated with operations, administration, and
   41  oversight. The oversight council shall also advise on and
   42  recommend the schedule of eligible services for which program
   43  participants may be reimbursed subject to the requirements and
   44  limitations of paragraph (3)(c) which, at a minimum, must
   45  include personal care attendant services. The oversight council
   46  shall advise and make its recommendations under this section to
   47  the board of directors of the association. The oversight council
   48  is not subject to the control of or direction by the department,
   49  and the department is not be responsible for providing staff
   50  support or paying any expenses incurred by the oversight council
   51  in the performance of its duties.
   52         (a) The oversight council consists of the following
   53  members:
   54         1. The director of the division or his or her designee;
   55         2. A human resources professional or an individual who has
   56  significant experience managing and operating a business based
   57  in this state, recommended by the Florida Chamber of Commerce
   58  and appointed by the Governor;
   59         3. A financial management professional, appointed by the
   60  Governor;
   61         4. A program participant, appointed by the Secretary of
   62  Health or his or her designee;
   63         5. The director of the Oversight Council on brain and
   64  spinal cord injuries or his or her designee;
   65         6. The director of the Florida Endowment Foundation for
   66  Vocational Rehabilitation or his or her designee; and
   67         7. The director of the Florida Association of Centers for
   68  Independent Living or his or her designee.
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   71  And the title is amended as follows:
   72         Delete lines 13 - 27
   73  and insert:
   74         with the oversight council for the James Patrick
   75         Memorial Work Incentive Personal Attendant Services
   76         and Employment Assistance Program, to adopt and revise
   77         certain policies and procedures and to provide
   78         technical assistance and support under certain
   79         circumstances; requiring that the oversight council
   80         recommend the maximum monthly reimbursement provided
   81         to program participants; requiring the program to
   82         reimburse the Florida Association of Centers for
   83         Independent Living for certain costs approved by the
   84         center’s board of directors, taking into consideration
   85         certain recommendations; prohibiting the program’s
   86         operation, administration, and oversight from
   87         exceeding a certain percentage of the annual operating
   88         budget; creating the James Patrick Memorial Work
   89         Incentive Personal Attendant Services and Employment
   90         Assistance Program Oversight Council adjunct to the
   91         Department of Education; providing the council’s
   92         purpose; providing for council membership; amending s.
   93         413.4021, F.S.;