Florida Senate - 2005                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1766
                        Barcode 774898
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11  Senator Crist moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         Delete everything after the enacting clause
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16  and insert:  
17         Section 1.  Section 1006.0625, Florida Statutes, is
18  created to read:
19         1006.0625  Administration of psychotropic medication;
20  prohibition.--
21         (1)  As used in this section, the term "psychotropic
22  medication" means a prescription medication that is used for
23  the treatment of mental disorders and includes, without
24  limitation, antihypnotics, antipsychotics, antidepressants,
25  anxiety agents, sedatives, psychomotor stimulants, and mood
26  stabilizers.
27         (2)  A recipient of state funds shall not require a
28  student to be prescribed or administered any psychotropic
29  medication as a condition of such student receiving
30  educational or school-based services, including, but not
31  limited to, school enrollment, class attendance,
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Florida Senate - 2005 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1766 Barcode 774898 1 extracurricular activity participation, or school-related 2 event attendance, that are financed in whole or part by state 3 funds. A psychotropic medication shall be administered 4 pursuant to s. 1006.062. 5 (3) Before a student is evaluated for the purposes of 6 classification or placement under s. 1003.57(5) for any 7 disorder listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of 8 Mental Disorders, the parent shall be notified that: 9 (a) The behaviors prompting the evaluation could be 10 the result of underlying physical conditions. 11 (b) The parent should consider consulting a medical 12 doctor to rule out physical causes. 13 (c) The parent has the right to decline the 14 evaluation. 15 (d) The evaluation and subsequent classification or 16 placement may be documented on the student's cumulative record 17 and have future consequences. 18 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a 19 law. 20 21 22 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 23 And the title is amended as follows: 24 Delete everything before the enacting clause 25 26 and insert: 27 A bill to be entitled 28 An act relating to administration of medication 29 to public school students; creating s. 30 1006.0625, F.S.; defining the term 31 "psychotropic medication"; prohibiting a 2 4:47 PM 05/03/05 s1766c2d-12-10a
Florida Senate - 2005 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1766 Barcode 774898 1 recipient of state funds from requiring a 2 student to be prescribed or administered 3 psychotropic medication as a condition of 4 receipt of educational services financed by 5 state funds; providing requirements for 6 administration; requiring notification to 7 parents prior to evaluation of certain students 8 for classification or placement as an 9 exceptional student; providing an effective 10 date. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 4:47 PM 05/03/05 s1766c2d-12-10a