Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 202
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  11/19/2015           .                                
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Stargel) recommended
       the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 91 - 139
    4  and insert:
    5         (b) In cooperation with the oversight committee established
    6  in subsection (6), the Florida Association of Centers for
    7  Independent Living shall oversight group described in paragraph
    8  (b), adopt and, as necessary, revise the policies and procedures
    9  governing the operation of the personal care attendant program
   10  and the training program required in paragraph (a); however, the
   11  maximum monthly reimbursement provided to program participants
   12  is subject to approval by the oversight committee. The Florida
   13  Association of Centers for Independent Living shall also provide
   14  technical assistance to program participants and administrative
   15  support services to the program and the oversight committee and
   16  shall implement appropriate internal financial controls to
   17  ensure program integrity.
   18         (5) The James Patrick Memorial Work Incentive Personal
   19  Attendant Services and Employment Assistance Program shall
   20  reimburse the Florida Association of Centers for Independent
   21  Living monthly for payments made to program participants and for
   22  costs associated with program administration and oversight in
   23  accordance with the annual operating budget approved by the
   24  oversight committee established pursuant to subsection (6). The
   25  annual operating budget for costs associated with program
   26  administration and oversight may not exceed 12 percent of the
   27  funds deposited with the Florida Endowment Foundation for
   28  Vocational Rehabilitation pursuant to ss. 320.08068(4)(d) and
   29  413.4021(1) for the previous fiscal year or the budget approved
   30  for the previous fiscal year, whichever amount is greater.
   31         (6) The Oversight Committee for the James Patrick Memorial
   32  Work Incentive Personal Attendant Services and Employment
   33  Assistance Program is established for the purpose of providing
   34  program oversight, approving the maximum monthly reimbursement
   35  available to program participants, advising the Florida
   36  Association of Centers for Independent Living on policies and
   37  procedures, and approving the program’s annual operating budget
   38  for administration and oversight. The oversight committee shall
   39  also approve and maintain the schedule of eligible services for
   40  which program participants may be reimbursed subject to the
   41  requirements and limitations of paragraph (3)(c) which, at a
   42  minimum, must include personal care attendant services.
   43         (a) The oversight committee shall consist of the following
   44  members:
   45         1. The director of the Division of Vocational
   46  Rehabilitation or his or her designee;
   47         2. A human resources professional or an individual who has
   48  significant experience managing and operating a business based
   49  in this state, appointed by the Speaker of the House of
   50  Representatives;
   51         3. A program participant, appointed by the President of the
   52  Senate;
   53         4. The director of the advisory council on brain and spinal
   54  cord injuries or his or her designee; and
   55         5. A financial management professional, appointed by the
   56  Governor.
   57  
   58  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   59  And the title is amended as follows:
   60         Delete lines 12 - 24
   61  and insert:
   62         required; requiring the association, in cooperation
   63         with the Oversight Committee for the James Patrick
   64         Memorial Work Incentive Personal Attendant Services
   65         and Employment Assistance Program, to adopt and revise
   66         certain policies and procedures and to provide
   67         technical assistance and support under certain
   68         circumstances; providing that the maximum monthly
   69         reimbursement provided to program participants is
   70         subject to approval by the oversight committee;
   71         requiring the program to reimburse the Florida
   72         Association of Centers for Independent Living for
   73         certain costs approved by the oversight committee;
   74         prohibiting such reimbursement from exceeding a
   75         certain amount; establishing the oversight committee;
   76         providing the oversight committee’s purpose; providing
   77         for committee