HB 693 — Family Self-Sufficiency

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 HBCS/HB 693 2018 A bill to be entitled An act relating to family self-sufficiency;

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414.085, relating to income, is inconsistent with federal law governing the food assistance program or medical assistance, and that conformance to federal law would simplify administration of the Temporary Cash Assistance Program or reduce errors without materially increasing the cost of the program to the state, the secretary of the department may propose a change in the resource or income requirements of the program by rule, providing that Page 2 of 910 CODING:

hb0693-00hb0693-01-c1 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 HBCS/HB 693 2018 such change does not increase income or resource eligibility standards for the program.

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hb0693-00hb0693-01-c1 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 HBCS/HB 693 2018 (3) This section does not apply to those households that are federally required to be categorically eligible for food assistance under 7 C.F.R.

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(a) For the purposes of this subsection, "significant Page 5 of 910 CODING:

hb0693-00hb0693-01-c1 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 HBCS/HB 693 2018 barriers to employment" means at least one critical barrier or three or more stand-alone barriers.

An individual responsibility plan based on the assessment, which includes a comprehensive service strategy to Page 6 of 910 CODING:

hb0693-00hb0693-01-c1 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 HBCS/HB 693 2018 address barriers to employment, whether sequentially or simultaneously.

CareerSource Florida, Inc.

shall ensure that the pilot program refers victims of domestic violence to, and consults with, the local certified domestic violence center to ensure individual responsibility plans address safety issues and do not place the victim at further risk of physical or emotional abuse.

(c) CareerSource Florida, Inc., in consultation with the department, shall select at least three local workforce boards toPage conduct7 theof pilot10 programCODING: based on a board's:

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hb0693-01-c1 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 CS/HB 693 2018 to conduct the pilot program based on a board's:

Existing strong community partnerships, including Pagepartnerships 7with ofnonprofit 9entities CODING:and community colleges, to provide workforce services.

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hb0693-00 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 HB 693 2018 partnerships with nonprofit entities and community colleges, to provide workforce services.

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The local workforce boards shall require vendors to receive training from certified domestic violence centers, substance abuse treatment providers, mental health treatment providers, and other community partners with demonstrated expertise with the critical barriers.

participantPage demographics,8 including,of but10 notCODING: limited to, barriers identified;

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hb0693-01-c1 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 CS/HB 693 2018 participant demographics, including, but not limited to, barriers identified;

For fiscal year 2018-2019, the sum of $3,342,525 in nonrecurring funds is appropriated from the PageGeneral 8Revenue Fund to the Department of 9Children CODING:and Families to implement asset verification for the food assistance program pursuant to s.

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hb0693-00 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 HB 693 2018 General Revenue Fund to the Department of Children and Families to implement asset verification for the food assistance program pursuant to s.

For fiscal year 2018-2019, the sum of $500,000 in nonrecurring funds is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Economic Opportunity for distribution to CareerSource Florida, Inc., to contract for development of a program to serve temporary cash assistance work registrants with significant barriers to employment pursuant to this act, including, but not limited to, providing the initial program design,Page evaluation9 design, training curricula development and delivery of training,10 implementationCODING: oversight, development of informational materials for participants, and technical assistance;

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hb0693-01-c1 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 CS/HB 693 2018 design, evaluation design, training curricula development and delivery of training, implementation oversight, development of informational materials for participants, and technical assistance;

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