| 16 | | - | eligibility; amending s. 414.095, F.S.; providing that 3 |
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| 17 | | - | benefits may not be denied to an individual if the 4 |
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| 18 | | - | Department of Children and Families determines that 5 |
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| 19 | | - | such person is a victim of human trafficking; 6 |
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| 20 | | - | providing an effective date. 7 |
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| 21 | | - | 8 |
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| 22 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 |
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| 23 | | - | 10 |
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| 24 | | - | Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 414.095, Florida 11 |
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| 25 | | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 12 |
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| 26 | | - | 414.095 Determining eligibility for temporary cash 13 |
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| 27 | | - | assistance.— 14 |
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| 28 | | - | (1) ELIGIBILITY.—An applicant must meet the eligibility 15 |
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| 29 | | - | requirements of this section before receiving services or 16 |
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| 30 | | - | temporary cash assistance under this chapter, except that an 17 |
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| 31 | | - | applicant is shall be required to register for work and engage 18 |
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| 32 | | - | in work activities in accordance with s. 445.024, as designated 19 |
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| 33 | | - | by the local workforce development board, and may receive 20 |
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| 34 | | - | support services or child care assistance in conjunction with 21 |
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| 35 | | - | such requirement. The department shall make a determination of 22 |
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| 36 | | - | eligibility based on the criteria listed in this chapter. The 23 |
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| 37 | | - | department shall monitor continued eligibility for temporary 24 |
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| 38 | | - | cash assistance through periodic reviews consistent with the 25 |
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| 16 | + | eligibility; amending s. 414.095, F.S.; removing the 3 |
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| 17 | + | prohibition of awarding benefits to a person who has a 4 |
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| 18 | + | felony drug conviction for trafficking; removing 5 |
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| 19 | + | specified requirements in order for a person convicted 6 |
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| 20 | + | of a drug felony to receive benefits; providing an 7 |
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| 21 | + | effective date. 8 |
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| 22 | + | 9 |
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| 23 | + | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 |
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| 24 | + | 11 |
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| 25 | + | Section 1. Subsection (1 ) of section 414.095, Florida 12 |
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| 26 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 13 |
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| 27 | + | 414.095 Determining eligibility for temporary cash 14 |
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| 28 | + | assistance.— 15 |
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| 29 | + | (1) ELIGIBILITY.—An applicant must meet the eligibility 16 |
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| 30 | + | requirements of this section before receiving services or 17 |
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| 31 | + | temporary cash assistance under this chapter, except that an 18 |
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| 32 | + | applicant is shall be required to register for work and engage 19 |
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| 33 | + | in work activities in accordance with s. 445.024, as designated 20 |
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| 34 | + | by the local workforce development board, and may receive 21 |
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| 35 | + | support services or chil d care assistance in conjunction with 22 |
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| 36 | + | such requirement. The department shall make a determination of 23 |
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| 37 | + | eligibility based on the criteria listed in this chapter. The 24 |
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| 38 | + | department shall monitor continued eligibility for temporary 25 |
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| 51 | | - | food assistance eligibility process. Benefits may not be denied 26 |
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| 52 | | - | to an individual solely based on a felony drug conviction, 27 |
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| 53 | | - | unless the conviction is for trafficking pursuant to s. 893.135. 28 |
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| 54 | | - | Benefits may not be denied to an individual solely on the basis 29 |
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| 55 | | - | of a trafficking convi ction pursuant to s. 893.135 if the 30 |
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| 56 | | - | department has determined that such individual is a victim of 31 |
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| 57 | | - | human trafficking, as defined in s. 943.0583(1). To be eligible 32 |
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| 58 | | - | under this section, an individual convicted of a drug felony 33 |
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| 59 | | - | must be satisfactorily meeting th e requirements of the temporary 34 |
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| 60 | | - | cash assistance program, including all substance abuse treatment 35 |
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| 61 | | - | requirements. Within the limits specified in this chapter, the 36 |
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| 62 | | - | state opts out of the provision of Pub. L. No. 104 -193, s. 115, 37 |
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| 63 | | - | that eliminates eligibility for temporary cash assistance and 38 |
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| 64 | | - | food assistance for any individual convicted of a controlled 39 |
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| 65 | | - | substance felony. 40 |
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| 66 | | - | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 41 |
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| 51 | + | cash assistance through periodic reviews consistent with the 26 |
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| 52 | + | food assistance eligibility process. Benefits may not be denied 27 |
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| 53 | + | to an individual solely based on a felony drug conviction , 28 |
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| 54 | + | unless the conviction is for trafficking pursuant to s. 893.135 . 29 |
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| 55 | + | To be eligible under this section, an i ndividual convicted of a 30 |
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| 56 | + | drug felony must be satisfactorily meeting the requirements of 31 |
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| 57 | + | the temporary cash assistance program, including all substance 32 |
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| 58 | + | abuse treatment requirements. Within the limits specified in 33 |
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| 59 | + | this chapter, The state opts out of the prov ision of Pub. L. No. 34 |
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| 60 | + | 104-193, s. 115, that eliminates eligibility for temporary cash 35 |
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| 61 | + | assistance and food assistance for any individual convicted of a 36 |
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| 62 | + | controlled substance felony. 37 |
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| 63 | + | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 38 |
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