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FL H0563
Bill
Status
Failed
3/11/2016
Primary Sponsor
Health and Human Services Committee
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AI Summary
- Extends the Relative Caregiver Program to include nonrelative caregivers who assume custody of dependent children due to court determinations of abuse, neglect, or abandonment, with court approval required
- Imposes a replacement fee for electronic benefits transfer cards starting with the fifth replacement request within a 12-month period, with the fee equal to the replacement cost and waivable for good cause
- Increases penalties for noncompliance with temporary cash assistance work requirements: first violation results in 1-month termination (up from 10 days), second violation 3 months (up from 1 month), third violation 6 months (up from 3 months), and fourth violation 12 months
- Requires sanctioned participants to be referred to free and low-cost community services including food banks, and allows child-only benefits to continue through a protective payee starting with the second noncompliance (previously third)
- Counts the full income of illegal or ineligible noncitizen family members when determining eligibility, removing the previous pro rata deduction for those individuals
Legislative Description
Public Assistance
Last Action
Died in returning Messages
3/11/2016
Committee Referrals
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs3/2/2016
Health And Human Services2/2/2016
Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee1/25/2016
Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee11/16/2015
Full Bill Text
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