SB 414 — Economic Self-sufficiency

Florida Senate - 2021 CS for CS for SB 414 By the CommitteesCommittee on Appropriations;Children, Families, and Elder Affairs;

and Children,Senators Families,Perry and ElderBoyd Affairs;586-03270-21 2021414c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to economic self-sufficiency;

and Senators Perry, Boyd, and Rouson 576-04661-21 2021414c2 A bill to be entitled An act relating to economic self-sufficiency;

requiringrevising anthe priority the early learning coalition is required to give prioritychildren for participation in a school readiness programprogram; to certain children;

requiring the Office of Early Learning within the Department of EducationEducation, toin coordinatecoordination with the University of Florida Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood StudiesStudies, to conduct an analysis of certain assistance programs;

requiring the Department of Children and Families to provide certain assistance;

requiring the Office of Early Learning to providesubmit anthe annual report to the Governor and the Legislature within a certain timeframe;

2725 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

2927 Section 1. Subsections (6) and (15) of section 1002.81, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

Section 3. (1) The Office of Early Learning within the Department of Education shallshall, coordinatein coordination with the University of Florida Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood StudiesStudies, to conduct an analysis of, at a minimum, recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program established under 7 U.S.C.

2011 et seq., the temporary cash assistance program established under chapter 414, Florida Statutes, the Medicaid program under s.

414.095,409.963, Florida Statutes, the Medicaidschool readiness program under s.part VI of chapter 1002, Florida Statutes, and the housing choice voucher program established under 42 U.S.C.

409.963, Florida Statutes, the school readiness program under part VI of chapter 1002, Florida Statutes, and the Housing Choice Voucher Program established under 42 U.S.C.

1437f.1437.

(2) The analysis must include a review of eligibility criteria, the manner in which each program establishes and documents eligibility and disbursement policies, the frequency of eligibility determinations, and the number of families receiving multiple program services outas ofcompared to the total number of eligible families.

(3) The(3) As part of the analysis, the University of Florida Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies shall,shall through its analysis, develop participant profiles based on the number of families receiving multiple program services thatwhich include family composition and the most frequent program services or combination of services families are accessing in each county or geographic region.

(4)(a) Each(4) Each agency responsible for the administration of a program that is required to be analyzed under subsection (1) shall enter into a datadata-sharing sharing agreement with the Office of Early Learning and the University of Florida Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies by September 1, 2021.

Upon execution of the datadata-sharing sharing agreement, andeach subjectsuch toagency, anyby federalNovember requirements,1, each2021, agency shall submit a program services data file to the University of Florida Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies bywhich Novembercontains 1, 2021, containing program service data from the preceding 10 federal fiscal years, ifas available.

By November 1, 2022, and each yearNovember thereafter1 ifthereafter, applicable, each such agency shall submit a supplemental data file to the University of Florida Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies containing program service data from the preceding federal fiscal year.

(b) The(5) By Departmenteach ofJune Children30, and Families shall assist the University of Florida Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies withshall receivingprovide informationa requiredreport to bethe analyzedOffice underof subsectionEarly (1)Learning thatbased ison related to the department’sresults programs,of including,the butanalysis not limited to, providing assistance with seeking any required approvalsby orthis waiverssection. from applicable federal agencies.

(5) The(6) Within University30 ofdays Floridaafter Anitareceiving Zuckerthe Centerreport, forthe ExcellenceOffice inof Early ChildhoodLearning Studies shall providesubmit ait report to the OfficeGovernor, ofthe EarlyPresident Learningof basedthe onSenate, and the resultsSpeaker of itsthe analysisHouse by May 31 of eachRepresentatives. year.

(6) The(7) This Officesection of Early Learning within 30 days after receiving the report shall submitexpire iton toJune the30, Governor,2023, theunless Presidentreviewed of the Senate, and thereenacted Speakerby of the HouseLegislature ofbefore Representatives.that date.

(7) This section expires on June 30, 2023, unless reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature before that date.