Bill Text: FL S0412 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Emergency Management [SPSC]

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs [S0412 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S0412-Introduced.html

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Florida Senate - 2010                                     SB 412 
 
By Senator Bullard 
39-00185-10                                            2010412__ 
1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to emergency management; amending s. 
3         414.095, F.S.; requiring the Department of Children 
4         and Family Services, to the extent permitted by 
5         federal law, to expedite application procedures for 
6         persons who reside in an area damaged by a major 
7         disaster and who apply for temporary cash assistance; 
8         requiring that the application process be completed 
9         within a specified time; requiring the department to 
10         train its employees who are responsible for 
11         determining eligibility for temporary cash assistance 
12         in order to expedite the application process for the 
13         victims of a major disaster and to assist the victims 
14         in contacting agencies that provide temporary shelter, 
15         food, food stamps, and other relief; amending s. 
16         252.36, F.S.; authorizing the Governor to employ such 
17         measures and give such directions to certain specified 
18         agencies as are necessary for the purpose of 
19         addressing the needs for immediate cash, shelter, or 
20         food assistance for children, families, and the 
21         elderly and disabled during an emergency; providing an 
22         effective date. 
23 
24  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
25 
26         Section 1. Present subsection (18) of section 414.095, 
27  Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (19), and a new 
28  subsection (18) is added to that section, to read: 
29         414.095 Determining eligibility for temporary cash 
30  assistance.— 
31         (18) EXPEDITED APPLICATION PROCESS.— 
32         (a) To the extent permitted by federal law or regulation, 
33  the department shall expedite application procedures for 
34  applicants who reside in an area damaged by a major disaster, as 
35  defined in s. 252.34. The department must complete the 
36  application process within 10 calendar days after receiving a 
37  completed application. 
38         (b) The department shall train its employees who are 
39  responsible for determining eligibility for temporary cash 
40  assistance in order to expedite the application process for the 
41  victims of major disasters and to assist the victims in 
42  contacting appropriate agencies that provide temporary shelter, 
43  food, food stamps, and other relief. 
44         Section 2. Present subsections (8), (9), and (10) of 
45  section 252.36, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections 
46  (9), (10), and (11), respectively, and a new subsection (8) is 
47  added to that section, to read: 
48         252.36 Emergency management powers of the Governor.— 
49         (8) The Governor shall employ such measures and give such 
50  directions to the Department of Children and Family Services, 
51  the Agency for Workforce Innovation, the Department of Elderly 
52  Affairs, and the Agency for Persons with Disabilities as are 
53  reasonably necessary for the purpose of securing compliance with 
54  the provisions of ss. 252.31-252.60 or with the findings or 
55  recommendations of such agencies regarding the need for 
56  immediate cash, shelter, or food assistance for children, 
57  families, and the elderly and disabled during an emergency. 
58         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.