SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 632

    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 631168

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11  Senator Peaden moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment 

14         On page 6, line 7, through page 7, line 13, delete

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17  and insert:  - Specialized Residential Group Care Services"

18  for the fiscal year immediately preceding the date of the

19  report. This section of the report must include whatever

20  supporting data is necessary to demonstrate full compliance

21  with paragraph (6)(c). The document must present the

22  information by district and must specify, at a minimum, the

23  number of additional beds, the average rate per bed, the

24  number of additional persons served, and a description of the

25  enhanced and expanded services provided.

26         (6)(a)  The provisions of this section shall be

27  implemented to the extent of available appropriations

28  contained in the annual General Appropriations Act for such

29  purpose.

30         (b)  Each year, funds included in the General

31  Appropriations Act for Enhanced Residential Group Care as

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 632

    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 631168





  1  provided for in s. 409.1676, shall be appropriated in a

  2  separately identified special category that is designated in

  3  the act as "Special Categories: Grants and Aids-Specialized

  4  Residential Group Care Services."

  5         (c)  Each fiscal year, all funding increases for

  6  Enhanced Residential Group Care as provided in s. 409.1676,

  7  which are included in the General Appropriations Act shall be

  8  appropriated in a lump-sum category as defined in s.

  9  216.011(1)(aa). In accordance with s. 216.181(6)(a), the

10  Executive Office of the Governor shall require the department

11  to submit a spending plan that identifies the residential

12  group care bed capacity shortage throughout the state and

13  proposes a distribution formula by district which addresses

14  the reported deficiencies. The spending plan must have as its

15  first priority the reduction or elimination of any bed

16  shortage identified and must also provide for program

17  enhancements to assure that residential group care programs

18  meet a minimum level of expected performance and provide for

19  expansion of the comprehensive residential group care services

20  described in s. 409.1676. Annual appropriation increases

21  appropriated in the lump-sum appropriation must be used in

22  accordance with the provisions of the spending plan.

23         (d)  Funds from "Special Categories: Grants and Aids -

24  Specialized Residential Group Care Services" may be used as

25  one-time startup

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