995154                                                     
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  HHS              43


Senator(s): Cowin, Dyer, Constantine, and Webster
moved the following amendment:

Section: 03              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 066             This amendment appropriates $1.5 million from the
                         General Revenue Fund for Child Protective
Spec App:  319B          Investigations and earmarks this increase for the
                         sheriffs that are authorized to perform this function.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -            1,500,000             1,500,000                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                                  Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                      DELETE         INSERT

        CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF
        Services
        Program: Family Safety Program
        Child Protection And Permanency  60910304

        In Section 03  On Page 066
319B    Special Categories  100782
        Grants And Aids - Grants To Sheriffs For                
        Protective Investigations  IOEB

   1000   From General Revenue Fund                1,083,465      2,583,465
       CA 1,500,000  FSI2 1,500,000  

DELETE proviso following Specific Appropriation 319B and INSERT the 
following

Funds  in Specific Appropriation 319B shall be used by the Department of
Children and Families to award grants to the Sheriffs of Manatee, Pasco,
Pinellas,  Broward  and  Seminole  Counties for the performance of child
protective  investigations  as  mandated  in  Section  39.3065,  Florida
Statutes.  The  total appropriation of $28,207,916 shall be allocated as
follows:

Manatee County Sheriff......................................   2,305,714
Pasco County Sheriff........................................   3,441,504
Pinellas County Sheriff.....................................   8,252,915

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Broward County Sheriff......................................  11,085,007
Seminole County Sheriff.....................................   3,122,776

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.















































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