Bill Text: FL H1003 | 2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Veterans [GPSC]

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)

Status: (Passed) 2010-06-01 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2010-177 [H1003 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-H1003-Comm_Sub.html

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CS/HB 1003

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to veterans; amending s. 496.406, F.S.;
3	exempting certain veterans' organizations from
4	requirements to file registration statements with the
5	Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; amending
6	s. 295.187, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
7	"service-disabled veteran" for purposes of the Florida
8	Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Opportunity
9	Act; amending s. 296.06, F.S.; revising eligibility
10	requirements for residency in the Veterans' Domiciliary
11	Home of Florida; amending s. 296.36, F.S.; revising
12	eligibility requirements for admittance into a licensed
13	health care facility operated by the Department of
14	Veterans' Affairs; providing an effective date.
15
16	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18	Section 1. Section 496.406, Florida Statutes, is amended
19	to read:
20	496.406 Exemption from registration.-The following
21	charitable organizations and sponsors are exempt from the
22	requirements of s. 496.405:
23	(1) A person who is soliciting for a named individual,
24	provided that all the contributions collected without any
25	deductions whatsoever are turned over to the beneficiary for her
26	or his use and provided that the person has complied with the
27	requirements of s. 496.413.
28	(2) A charitable organization or sponsor which limits
29	solicitation of contributions to the membership of the
30	charitable organization or sponsor. For the purposes of this
31	paragraph, the term "membership" does not include those persons
32	who are granted a membership upon making a contribution as a
33	result of a solicitation.
34	(3) Any division, department, post, or chapter of a
35	veterans' service organization granted a federal charter under
36	Title 36, U.S.C.
37	Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
38	295.187, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
39	295.187 Florida Service-Disabled Veteran Business
40	Enterprise Opportunity Act.-
41	(3) DEFINITIONS.-For the purpose of this section, the
42	term:
43	(b) "Service-disabled veteran" means a veteran who is a
44	permanent Florida resident with a service-connected disability
45	of 10 percent or greater as determined by the United States
46	Department of Veterans Affairs or who has been terminated from
47	military service by reason of disability by the United States
48	Department of Defense.
49	Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 296.06, Florida
50	Statutes, is amended to read:
51	296.06 State policy; eligibility requirements.-
52	(2) To be eligible for residency in the home, a veteran
53	must:
54	(a) Have wartime service as provided in s. 1.01(14) or
55	peacetime service as defined in s. ss. 1.01(14) and 296.02.
56	(b) Have been a resident of the state for 1 year
57	immediately preceding application and be a resident of the state
58	at the time of application.
59	(c) Not be mentally ill, habitually inebriated, or
60	addicted to drugs.
61	(d) Not owe money to the department for services rendered
62	during any previous stay at a department facility.
63	(e) Have applied for all financial assistance reasonably
64	available through governmental sources.
65	(f) Have been approved as eligible for care and treatment
66	by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
67	Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 296.36, Florida
68	Statutes, is amended to read:
69	296.36 Eligibility and priority of admittance.-
70	(1) To be eligible for admittance to the home, the person
71	must be a veteran as provided defined in s. 1.01(14) or have
72	eligible peacetime service as defined in s. 296.02 and must:
73	(a) Be in need of nursing home care.
74	(b) Have been a resident of the state for 1 year
75	immediately preceding, and at the time of application for,
76	admission to the home.
77	(c) Not owe money to the department for services rendered
78	during any previous stay at a department facility.
79	(d) Have applied for all financial assistance reasonably
80	available through governmental sources.
81	(e) Have been approved as eligible for care and treatment
82	by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
83	Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.

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