Section 250.5206, Florida Statutes (Family Readiness Program), establishes a need-based assistance program for the purpose of providing financial assistance to the families of eligible Servicemembers of the Florida National Guard, United States Reserves Forces, and Coast Guard Reserves. Families are eligible to request assistance while Servicemembers are federally deployed and serving in the Global War on Terrorism, or participating in state operations for homeland defense, and for 120 days after the Servicemember is released from qualifying service. The proposed rule provides a uniform application form that clearly delineates all information needed to process the request for assistance to completion.