Amendment SA1-SB350

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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 350

August 26, 2019 - Offered by Senators Kooyenga and Bewley.

SB350-SA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

SB350-SA1,1,3 1. Page 1, line 1: before “eliminating" insert “prohibiting birth cost orders for certain low-income fathers,".

SB350-SA1,1,4 2. Page 1, line 2: after “costs" insert “, and making an appropriation".

SB350-SA1,1,5 3. Page 2, line 1: before that line insert:

SB350-SA1,1,6 “ Section 1g. 767.805 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB350-SA1,2,3 767.805 (4) (d) 1. An order establishing the amount of the father's obligation to pay or contribute to the reasonable expenses of the mother's pregnancy and the child's birth. The amount established may not exceed one-half of the total actual and reasonable pregnancy and birth expenses. The order also shall specify the court's findings as to whether the father's income is at or below the poverty line established under 42 USC 9902 (2), and shall specify whether periodic payments are due on the obligation, based on the father's ability to pay or contribute to those expenses, except that the court may not order the father to pay or contribute to the pregnancy and birth expenses under this paragraph if the father's income is equal to or below 150 percent of the poverty line established under 42 USC 9902 (2).

SB350-SA1,1r Section 1r. 767.89 (3) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB350-SA1,2,14 767.89 (3) (e) 1. An order establishing the amount of the father's obligation to pay or contribute to the reasonable expenses of the mother's pregnancy and the child's birth. The amount established may not exceed one-half of the total actual and reasonable pregnancy and birth expenses. The order also shall specify the court's findings as to whether the father's income is at or below the poverty line established under 42 USC 9902 (2), and shall specify whether periodic payments are due on the obligation, based on the father's ability to pay or contribute to those expenses, except that the court may not order the father to pay or contribute to the pregnancy and birth expenses under this paragraph if the father's income is equal to or below 150 percent of the poverty line established under 42 USC 9902 (2).”.

SB350-SA1,2,15 4. Page 2, line 8: after that line insert:

SB350-SA1,2,16 “ Section 2g. Fiscal changes.

SB350-SA1,2,24 (1) County support. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (bc), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $1,400,000 to provide temporary funding only for fiscal year 2019-20 to counties for administrative costs. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (bc), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $1,400,000 to provide temporary funding only for fiscal year 2020-21 to counties for administrative costs.

SB350-SA1,2m Section 2m. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

SB350-SA1,3,4 (1) The treatment of ss. 767.805 (4) (d) 1., 767.89 (3) (e) 1., and DCF 150.05 (2) (a) takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.”.

SB350-SA1,3,5 (End)