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CS/CS/SB 256: WAGES Program

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Commerce and Economic Opportunities ; Kirkpatrick ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hargrett

WAGES Program; revises provisions excepting program participants working at child care facility from calculation of facility's staff-to-child ratio; establishes program of matching grants for economic independence; eliminates references to certain duties of LES Dept.; provides funding for local WAGES coalitions through contract with DMS; revises restrictions on use of vocational education to fulfill work activity requirements, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 06/08/1999
Last Action: 6/8/1999 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-241
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/15/1998 Senate • Prefiled
1/20/1999 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities
3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities -SJ 00030; Also referred to Fiscal Policy -SJ 00003
3/18/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Economic Opportunities, 03/23/99, 9:00 am, Room-110S
3/23/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Commerce and Economic Opportunities -SJ 00352; CS read first time on 03/25/99 -SJ 00361
3/25/1999 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00352
3/26/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/31/99, 9:00 am, Room-37S
3/31/1999 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS/CS by Fiscal Policy -SJ 00437; CS read first time on 04/06/99 -SJ 00438
4/2/1999 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00437
4/7/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00468; Read second time -SJ 00465; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00465; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00467
4/8/1999 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00475; CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00476
4/13/1999 House • In Messages
4/27/1999 House • Received -HJ 01444; Read second time -HJ 01445; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01445; Read third time -HJ 01459; CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 01459
4/27/1999 Senate • In returning messages
4/29/1999 Senate • Was taken up -SJ 01462; Concurred -SJ 01476; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01476; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01476
5/25/1999 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/8/1999 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-241