Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1624
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/05/2020           .                                
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       The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Perry)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (m) is added to subsection (2) of
    6  section 11.45, Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules.—
    8         (2) DUTIES.—The Auditor General shall:
    9         (m) At least every 3 years, conduct performance audits of
   10  the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program established under
   11  7 U.S.C. ss. 2011 et seq., the Temporary Cash Assistance Program
   12  provided under s. 414.095, the Medicaid program designated in s.
   13  409.963, the School Readiness Program set forth in part VI of
   14  chapter 1002, and the Housing Choice Voucher Program established
   15  under 42 U.S.C. s. 1437. Such audits shall include a review of
   16  eligibility criteria; the manner by which each program
   17  establishes and documents eligibility and disbursement policies;
   18  the frequency of eligibility determinations; the clarity of both
   19  written and verbal communication in which eligibility
   20  requirements are conveyed to current and potential program
   21  recipients; opportunities for improving service efficiency and
   22  efficacy made possible by improved integration of state data
   23  system platforms, processes, and procedures related to data
   24  collection, analysis, documentation, and interagency sharing;
   25  and a review of the number and family size of families receiving
   26  multiple program services compared to all eligible families,
   27  including whether they are single-parent or two-parent
   28  households. If possible, the Auditor General also shall
   29  determine the number of families receiving services who are
   30  claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit. The Auditor General shall
   31  provide the results of the audits in a report to the Governor,
   32  the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
   33  Representatives, the Chief Financial Officer, and the
   34  Legislative Auditing Committee within 30 days after completion
   35  of the audit, but no later than December 31, 2020, and every 3
   36  years thereafter.
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   38  The Auditor General shall perform his or her duties
   39  independently but under the general policies established by the
   40  Legislative Auditing Committee. This subsection does not limit
   41  the Auditor General’s discretionary authority to conduct other
   42  audits or engagements of governmental entities as authorized in
   43  subsection (3).
   44         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
   45  1002.87, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   46         1002.87 School readiness program; eligibility and
   47  enrollment.—
   48         (1) Each early learning coalition shall give priority for
   49  participation in the school readiness program as follows:
   50         (a) Priority shall be given first to a child younger than
   51  13 years of age from a family that includes a parent who is
   52  receiving temporary cash assistance under chapter 414 and
   53  subject to the federal work requirements or a parent who
   54  receives an Intensive Service Account or an Individual Training
   55  Account under s. 445.009.
   56         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.
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   58  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   59  And the title is amended as follows:
   60         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   61  and insert:
   62                        A bill to be entitled                      
   63         An act relating to economic self-sufficiency; amending
   64         s. 11.45, F.S.; requiring the Auditor General to
   65         perform audits of specified programs at specified
   66         intervals; requiring the audits to review specified
   67         elements of such programs; requiring the Auditor
   68         General to make a specified determination, if
   69         possible; providing reporting requirements for the
   70         results of such audits; amending s. 1002.87, F.S.;
   71         revising the criteria for a child to be given priority
   72         for participation in the school readiness program;
   73         providing an effective date.