Florida Senate - 2026                               CS for SB 96
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and
       Domestic Security; and Senator Sharief
       
       
       
       
       583-00851-26                                            202696c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Veterans Dental Care Grant
    3         Program; amending s. 295.157, F.S.; revising the
    4         purpose of the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program;
    5         providing an appropriation; providing an effective
    6         date.
    7          
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    9  
   10         Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 295.157, Florida
   11  Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         295.157 Veterans Dental Care Grant Program.—
   13         (3) The Veterans Dental Care Grant Program is established
   14  within the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The purpose of the
   15  program is to provide oral health care to veterans who reside in
   16  this state and who have incomes of up to 400 percent of the
   17  federal poverty level.
   18         Section 2. For the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the recurring sum
   19  of $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund is appropriated to the
   20  Department of Veterans’ Affairs for the purpose of funding the
   21  Veterans Dental Care Grant Program established by s. 295.157,
   22  Florida Statutes.
   23         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.