995165
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  HHS              71


Senator(s): Diaz-Balart
moved the following amendment:





Section: 03EXPLANATION:



On Page: 123             Provides $300,000 from federal TANF funds for the



Goodwill Industries of South Florida, Inc. to purchase



Spec App:  395           and install equipment for silk screening technology to



produce state flags employing WAGES participants.











NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -              300,000                     0              300,000 
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                                                  Positions & Amounts   Positions & Amounts
                                                      DELETE         INSERT

        CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF
        Entitlement Benefits And Services
        Economic Self-Sufficiency Services

        In Section 03  On Page 123
395     Special Categories
        Grants And Aids - Contracted Services

          From Federal Grants Trust Fund                            300,000

        Following existing proviso after Specific 
        Appropriation 395, INSERT:

        Funds in Specific Appropriation 395 shall be used to
        contract with Goodwill Industries of South Florida,
        Inc. for purchase of equipment necessary to employ
        WAGES program participants in the production of
        flags bearing the seal of the State of Florida.  For
        FY 1999-00, at least 250 WAGES program participants
        shall be employed by Goodwill Industries of South
        Florida, Inc., as a result of this non-recurring
        expenditure of TANF funds.


Line item amendments are accepted as part of the amendatory process.  However, due to the necessity of using computerized systems this may entail a different placement
within a budget entity or the renumbering of the specific appropriation items.






     995165  Log:0019  RTS/RTS           03/24/99 10:53:44 PM  Senate  Page: 1