Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 320
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/18/2015           .                                
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Bean)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 199 and 200
    4  insert:
    5         Section 4. For the 2015-2016 fiscal year, the sum of $6.5
    6  million in recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is
    7  appropriated to the Department of Children and Families for the
    8  creation of the adoption incentive program. The Executive Office
    9  of the Governor shall place these funds in reserve until such
   10  time as the Department of Children and Families submits a plan
   11  identifying the performance measures, targeted outcomes, and an
   12  expenditure plan for approval to the Executive Office of the
   13  Governor and the chair and vice chair of the Legislative Budget
   14  Commission in accordance with s. 216.177, Florida Statutes.
   15         Section 4. For the 2015-2016 fiscal year, the sum of
   16  $3,425,356 in recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is
   17  appropriated to the Department of Children and Families for the
   18  creation of the adoption benefits for qualifying adoptive
   19  employees of state agencies. For the 2015-2016 fiscal year, the
   20  sum of $74,644 in recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund
   21  is appropriated to the Department of Children and Families and
   22  one full-time equivalent position with associated salary rate of
   23  46,382 is authorized for the creation of the adoption benefits
   24  for qualifying adoptive employees of state agencies and the
   25  development of performance measures and targeted outcomes.
   26  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   27  And the title is amended as follows:
   28         Delete lines 47 - 48
   29  and insert:
   30         the adoption achievement awards; providing
   31         appropriations; providing an effective date.