HB 343 (2006) -  Services for Seniors

General Bill by Sobel (CO-SPONSORS) Bucher; Porth; Roberson, Y.; Sands
Services for Seniors: Authorizes a county to create an independent special district to provide funding for services for seniors; requires a district charter; requires approval by a majority vote of electors to annually levy ad valorem taxes not to exceed a certain maximum; requires a referendum; provides for a governing body for the special district; clarifies that a county may provide services for seniors or create a special district to provide such services by general or special law; provides for a senior council on services for seniors; requires the senior council to prepare a tentative annual budget and to compute a millage rate to fund the tentative budget; requires that all tax moneys collected be paid directly to the senior council by the tax collector of the county and deposited in qualified public depositories; specifies expenditures of funds; requires the senior council to prepare and file a financial report with the governing body of the county; provides that a district may be dissolved by a special act of the Legislature or by ordinance by the governing body of the county; authorizes the governing body of a county to fund the budget of the senior council from its own funds after or during the senior council's first year of operation; requires a special district to comply with statutory requirements related to the filing of a financial or compliance report; authorizes a county to create a dependent special district to provide certain services for seniors; provides that two or more senior councils may enter into a cooperative agreement to share administrative costs, staff, and office space and seek grants, accept donations, or jointly fund programs serving multicounty areas; prohibits senior councils or districts from requiring matching funds from certain service providers as a condition to provision of services by the senior council or district.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
Last Event: Died in Finance & Tax Committee on Friday, May 5, 2006 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1314 Subject: Services for Seniors Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 971 Subject: Broward County Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 2810 Subject: Services for Seniors/Broward Co. Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Local Government Council 1/25/2006 4:41:31 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Local Government Council 1/17/2006 2:28:53 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Elder & Long-Term Care Committee 1/11/2006 4:40:40 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Elder & Long-Term Care Committee 12/27/2005 3:35:36 PM

Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Finance & Tax Committee Time: 05/05/2006 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Committee Version:
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2006 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Finance & Tax Committee Time: 01/25/2006 - 4:48 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Local Government Council Time: 01/25/2006 - 4:48 PM Member: Committee: Local Government Council Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Local Government Council Time: 01/25/2006 - 3:30 PM Member: Committee: Local Government Council Version: __
Event: H Added to Local Government Council agenda Time: 01/13/2006 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Local Government Council Version: __
Event: H Now in Local Government Council Time: 01/11/2006 - 4:41 PM Member: Committee: Local Government Council Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Elder & Long-Term Care Committee Time: 01/11/2006 - 4:41 PM Member: Committee: Elder & Long-Term Care Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Elder & Long-Term Care Committee(Amended) Time: 01/11/2006 - 11:45 AM Member: Committee: Elder & Long-Term Care Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Elder & Long-Term Care Committee Time: 01/11/2006 - 11:45 AM Member: Committee: Elder & Long-Term Care Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Elder & Long-Term Care Committee agenda Time: 12/30/2005 - 10:04 AM Member: Committee: Elder & Long-Term Care Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Elder & Long-Term Care Committee Time: 12/05/2005 - 3:33 PM Member: Committee: Elder & Long-Term Care Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Families Council Time: 12/05/2005 - 3:33 PM Member: Committee: Health & Families Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Finance & Tax Committee Time: 12/05/2005 - 3:33 PM Member: Committee: Finance & Tax Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Local Government Council Time: 12/05/2005 - 3:33 PM Member: Committee: Local Government Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Elder & Long-Term Care Committee Time: 12/05/2005 - 3:33 PM Member: Committee: Elder & Long-Term Care Committee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/08/2005 - 9:08 AM Member: Sobel Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
125.903
189.404 HB 1559