Florida Senate - 2016 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. PCS (736346) for CS for SB 202
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Bean) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 94 - 145
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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.;