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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 352, as passed by the Senate, as 1 2 follows: 1 3 #1. Page 4, by inserting after line 12 the 1 4 following: 1 5 "Sec. . SELF-HELP-FARE PROGRAM. The department 1 6 of human services shall create a self-help-fare 1 7 program available to recipients of public assistance 1 8 under chapter 239 and their families in accordance 1 9 with the following provisions: 1 10 1. For the purposes of this paragraph unless the 1 11 context otherwise requires: 1 12 a. "Nonprofit organization" means a church, 1 13 housing group, neighborhood association, or other 1 14 organization described in the Internal Revenue Code, 1 15 26 U.S.C. } 501(c)(3), which is exempt from income 1 16 taxation under 26 U.S.C. } 501(a) and serves a 1 17 particular geographic area, holds regular meetings, 1 18 and was established prior to July 1, 1995. 1 19 b. "Self-help-fare program" or "program" means the 1 20 self-help-fare program created pursuant to this 1 21 section. 1 22 2. The department shall publicize the program and 1 23 solicit the involvement of nonprofit organizations in 1 24 developing a list of approximately 100 nonprofit 1 25 organizations to be matched with recipients enrolled 1 26 in the program. A nonprofit organization may assist a 1 27 family matched with the organization in any manner 1 28 deemed appropriate by the organization and the family. 1 29 3. The department shall screen and select the 1 30 recipient families deemed to be appropriate for the 1 31 program. Not more than 100 recipient families may 1 32 participate over the course of the program. A 1 33 recipient's decision to participate in the program 1 34 shall be completely voluntary. The program shall 1 35 provide a guaranteed annual income to participating 1 36 families in lieu of a grant or other benefits under 1 37 the family investment program and other programs for 1 38 which the family investment program provides 1 39 eligibility, including but not limited to medical 1 40 assistance and emergency assistance. The amount of 1 41 the guaranteed annual income shall be not more than 1 42 $8,000 for one adult and $3,000 for each child up to a 1 43 maximum of two children. The guaranteed annual income 1 44 amount for a family participating in the program shall 1 45 be reduced to reflect 50 percent of the family's 1 46 earned income. A participant in the program shall 1 47 automatically be eligible for an individual 1 48 development account under chapter 541A. 1 49 4. The program shall operate for the two-year 1 50 period beginning September 1, 1995, and ending August 2 1 31, 1997. A participant in the program shall not be 2 2 eligible for the family investment program for a 2 3 period of two years following the end of participation 2 4 in the self-help-fare program. 2 5 5. The department shall convene a committee and 2 6 provide staffing to assist the committee in assessing 2 7 the success of the program. The committee shall 2 8 include but is not limited to participants in the 2 9 program, nonprofit organizations participating in the 2 10 program, the department, and members of the general 2 11 assembly. The committee's assessment shall be 2 12 submitted to the governor and the general assembly on 2 13 or before December 15, 1997. 2 14 6. Implementation of the program is subject to 2 15 enactment of an appropriation for the program." 2 16 #2. By renumbering as necessary. 2 17 2 18 2 19 2 20 FALLON of Polk 2 21 SF 352.502 76 2 22 jp/jw
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