Bill
Number: H.B. 2693
Petersen Floor Amendment
Reference
to: Finance
Committee Amendment
Amendment
drafted by: Leg Council
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Modifies the definition of qualified
individual by lowering the age threshold for certain categories of persons
under 27 years old who left foster care for specified reasons.
2.
Expands the
definition of services, for the purposes of a qualifying foster care
organization (QFCO), by removing shelter and adding:
a) behavioral health services;
b) character education programs;
c) workforce development programs;
d) secondary education student retention
programs;
e) housing or financial literacy services;
and
f) any other assistance that is reasonably
necessary to meet basic needs or provide normalcy and that is provided and used
in Arizona.
3. Specifies that food, for the purposes of
the definition of services applicable to a QFCO, includes snacks at a
QFCO's foster youth event.
4. Defines terms.
5. Makes technical and conforming changes.
Page 1,
before line 1, insert:
"Page
3, line 35, after "organization" insert "that is
exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3)
of the internal revenue code or is a designated community action agency that
receives community services block grant program monies pursuant to 42 United
States Code section 9901 and""
Line
14, strike "sixteen" insert "fifteen"
Line 16,
strike "at" insert "after
reaching"; strike "or fifteen"
After line
17, insert:
""Line 42, after
"means" insert ":
(a) For a
qualifying charitable organization,""
Page 2,
between lines 1 and 2, insert:
"(b) For a qualifying foster care
charitable organization, cash assistance, medical care, behavioral health
services, child care, food, including snacks at the qualifying foster care
charitable organization's foster youth event, clothing, job placement services,
job training services, character education programs, workforce development
programs, secondary education student retention programs, housing or financial
literacy services or any other assistance that is reasonably necessary to meet
basic needs or PROVIDE normalcy and that is provided and used in this state.
For the purposes of this subdivision:
(i) "Behavioral
health services" has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-401.
(ii) "Character
education program" MEANS any program described in section 15-719,
subsection B that is offered by a qualifying foster care charitable
organization.
(iii) "Job
training services" has the same meaning as vocational and technical
preparation as defined in section 15-781.
(iv) "Normalcy"
means the condition of experiencing a typical childhood by participating in
activities that are age or developmentally-appropriate, as defined in 42
United States Code section 675.
(v) "workforce
development program" means any program recognized by the workforce Arizona
council pursuant to section 41-5401."
Amend title to conform