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2006 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - HB5002 (Conference Report)

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DSS Review Requests for New or Renovated Facilities (language only)

Item 342 #1c

Item 342 #1c

Health And Human Resources
Department Of Social Services

Language
Page 306, after line 53, insert:
"E.  The Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with relevant state and local agencies, shall develop proposed criteria for assessing funding requests for addressing space needs among local departments of social services, as well as proposed consolidated human services buildings.  The criteria shall include but not be limited to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, access to public transportation, life safety issues, condition of current space and related major building systems, impact on service delivery, and other factors as may be appropriate.  The Department shall use the criteria to prioritize local requests for increased state reimbursement for renovating existing space, relocating or constructing new space.  The Department shall forward a prioritized list of projects to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Department of Planning and Budget by November 1 of each year for consideration by the Governor in the development of the budget.  The Department shall also submit a copy of the list of prioritized projects by November 1, 2006, to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees."


Explanation
(This amendment requires the Department of Social Services to develop criteria to prioritize funding requests by localities to address space needs of local departments of social services, including consolidated human services buildings. The Department is required to submit a list of prioritized projects each year to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Department of Planning and Budget for consideration by the Governor in the development of the budget. The Department is also required to forward the list to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees.)