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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to temporary cash assistance 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | eligibility; amending s. 414.095, F.S.; removing the 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | prohibition of awarding benefits to a person who has a 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | felony drug conviction for trafficking; removing 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | specified requirements for a person convicted of a 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | drug felony to receive benefits; providing an 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | effective date. 8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Section 1. Subsection (1) of sect ion 414.095, Florida 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 414.095 Determining eligibility for temporary cash 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | assistance.— 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) ELIGIBILITY.—An applicant must meet the eligibility 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | requirements of this section before receiving services or 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | temporary cash assistan ce under this chapter, except that an 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | applicant is shall be required to register for work and engage 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | in work activities in accordance with s. 445.024, as designated 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | by the local workforce development board, and may receive 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | support services or child care as sistance in conjunction with 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | such requirement. The department shall make a determination of 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | eligibility based on the criteria listed in this chapter. The 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | department shall monitor continued eligibility for temporary 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | cash assistance through periodic reviews consistent with the 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | food assistance eligibility process. Benefits may not be denied 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | to an individual solely based on a felony drug conviction , 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | unless the conviction is for trafficking pursuant to s. 893.135 . 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | To be eligible under this section, an individual convicted of a 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | drug felony must be satisfactorily meeting the requirements of 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | the temporary cash assistance program, including all substance 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | abuse treatment requirements. Within the limits specified in 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | this chapter, The state opts out of the provision of Pub. L. No. 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | 104-193, s. 115, that eliminates eligibility for temporary cash 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | assistance and food assistance for any individual convicted of a 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | controlled substance felony. 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 38 |
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