RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE.

Removed the requirement for the Office of Wellness and Resilience to develop a comprehensive plan and submit preliminary and final reports to the legislature.

Replaced the requirement for a detailed comprehensive plan with a mandate for the office to submit a report on findings and recommendations regarding the program's continuation.

Expanded eligibility for the Child Wellness Incentive Pilot Program to include families ineligible for state Medicaid benefits, broadening the group of families who can receive the $50 benefit.

Changed the effective date from July 1, 3000, to the date of the bill's approval and removed the specific expiration date of June 30, 2027.

Explicitly authorized the use of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds for the pilot program without requiring prior legislative authorization for the program's establishment.

Split the reporting requirement for the Kakou pilot program into two separate, numbered subsections (1) and (2) to clearly distinguish between the preliminary report due before the 2027 session and the final report due by June 30, 2027.

Added a conditional clause to the funding section, stating that the administering agency may only expend TANF funds if the legislature first authorizes the establishment of the Kakou pilot program.

Updated the bill header to reflect the change from House Draft 1 to House Draft 2, including changes to the sponsor name and various internal tracking numbers.

The bill title and metadata were updated to reflect the House Draft version (HD1) instead of the Committee Draft (CD1).

The bill description was updated to reflect the new effective date and the change in the funding authorization language.

The effective date of the Act was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000'.

Section 2(d) was rewritten to combine two separate reporting requirements into one continuous sentence and removed the specific instruction to consult with the Department of Human Services for the initial plan development.

Section 3 was updated to authorize the 'agency or agencies identified pursuant to Section 2(d)' to expend funds, rather than specifically the Department of Human Services.

The Office of Wellness and Resilience must now create a comprehensive plan with the Department of Human Services before the program begins, replacing the previous instruction to immediately establish the program.

New deadlines were added for submitting a preliminary report by the start of the 2027 legislative session and a final plan by June 30, 2027.

The pilot program's effective date was moved from an unspecified immediate date to July 1, 2028, and the planning period was set to expire on June 30, 2027.

Funding authority was transferred to the Department of Human Services, which is now authorized to expend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds starting July 1, 2028.

A specific budget of $130,000 per year was allocated for an external evaluator to assess the program's effectiveness against federal requirements.

Eligible families are now defined strictly by Department of Human Services criteria for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, rather than standards set unilaterally by the Office of Wellness and Resilience.

The scope of support was expanded to include 'other at-risk children' as determined by the comprehensive plan, in addition to families exiting foster care.