The Florida Senate

426.003  Handicapped and elderly assistance program; administration; rules.--

(1)  The Department of Community Affairs, through the Bureau of Public Safety Management, shall, in accordance with the provisions set forth in ss. 426.001-426.007, administer the Handicapped and Elderly Security Assistance Program established under s. 426.009, provide for review of all applications for security assistance grants received under ss. 426.001-426.007, make final determinations with respect to the issuance or denial of such grants, and provide for regular monitoring and evaluation of those projects for which grants are awarded to ensure the efficacious use of moneys received from the fund.

(2)  To the extent that the department receives completed applications from a county which collects surcharges and costs pursuant to ss. 938.09 and 938.11, and as consistent with the priorities for award of security assistance grants contained in s. 426.004, the department shall approve grants to a county in an amount equal to that county's contribution to the Handicapped and Elderly Security Assistance Program, less a pro rata portion of the department's administrative costs.

(3)  The Department of Community Affairs is authorized to promulgate all rules necessary to provide for the orderly administration and implementation of ss. 426.001-426.007, including rules governing the approval or disapproval of applications for security assistance grants.

History.--s. 3, ch. 84-250; s. 65, ch. 85-81; s. 3, ch. 87-155; s. 48, ch. 93-120; s. 36, ch. 97-271.