Florida Senate - 2026                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 96
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and
       Domestic Security (Sharief) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 295.157, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         295.157 Veterans Dental Care Grant Program.—
    8         (3) The Veterans Dental Care Grant Program is established
    9  within the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The purpose of the
   10  program is to provide oral health care to veterans who reside in
   11  this state and who have incomes of up to 400 percent of the
   12  federal poverty level.
   13         Section 2. For the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the recurring sum
   14  of $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund is appropriated to the
   15  Department of Veterans’ Affairs for the purpose of funding the
   16  Veterans Dental Care Grant Program established by s. 295.157,
   17  Florida Statutes.
   18         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
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   21  And the title is amended as follows:
   22         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   23  and insert:
   24                        A bill to be entitled                      
   25         An act relating to Veterans Dental Care Grant Program;
   26         amending s. 295.157, F.S.; revising the purpose of the
   27         Veterans Dental Care Grant Program; providing an
   28         appropriation; providing an effective date.