HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1791
1	CHAMBER ACTION
2	Senate House
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12	Representative Murman offered the following:
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14	Amendment (with title amendment)
15	Between line(s) 268 and 269, insert:
16	Section 7. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
17	265-268, 268B, 270A-272, and 274-277, paragraph (b) of
18	subsection (1) of section 409.1671, Florida Statutes, is amended
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20	409.1671 Foster care and related services;
21	privatization.--
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23	(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the
24	department will continue to work towards full privatization by
25	initiating the competitive procurement process in each county by
26	January 1, 2003. In order to provide for an adequate transition
27	period to develop the necessary administrative and service
28	delivery capacity in each community, the full transfer of all
29	foster care and related services must be completed statewide by
30	December 31, 2004. The department shall adopt by rule pursuant
31	to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 a methodology for determining and
32	transferring all available funds currently associated with the
33	services that are being furnished under contract. This
34	methodology must provide for the transfer of funds appropriated
35	and budgeted for all services and programs that have been
36	incorporated into this program, including furniture, equipment,
37	and administrative funds, to accomplish the transfer of these
38	programs. The funds appropriated for this program that are
39	distributed between the counties and the districts and to
40	community-based care providers in the state to provide child
41	protective services as contemplated in this subsection shall be
42	allocated pursuant to the terms of the rule. The rule shall
43	provide for a phased implementation of its provisions, and until
44	such time as the rule is finalized and adopted the department
45	shall allocate funds in the same proportion as the annualized
46	distribution of funds at the end of fiscal year 2002-2003.
47	Section 8. The amendment of paragraph (b) of subsection
48	(1) of s. 409.1671, Florida Statutes, by this act shall expire
49	on July 1, 2004, and the text of that paragraph shall revert to
50	that in existence on June 30, 2003, except that any amendments
51	to such text enacted other than by this act shall be preserved
52	and continue to operate to the extent that such amendments are
53	not dependent upon the portions of such text which expire
54	pursuant to the provisions of this act.
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57	Remove line(s) 15, and insert:
58	amending s. 409.1671, F.S.; requiring that funds for privatized
59	foster care and related services be allocated in accordance with
60	a methodology adopted by the Department of Children and Family
61	Services by rule and granting rulemaking authority for such
62	purpose; providing for lump sum funding