Florida Senate - 2014                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 528
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  02/20/2014           .                                
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       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (924540) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 1685 and 1686
    5  insert:
    6         Section 12. Section 921.2312, Florida Statutes, is created
    7  to read:
    8         921.2312 Risk assessment reports.—Before sentencing, a
    9  circuit court of the state shall refer a criminal case to a
   10  qualified practitioner as defined in s. 948.001, if the
   11  defendant has been found guilty of, or has entered a plea of
   12  nolo contendere or guilty to, an offense that is listed in s.
   13  943.0435(1)(a)1.a.(I), for a crime committed on or after October
   14  1, 2014. The qualified practitioner shall assess the defendant
   15  by considering the components specified in s. 948.30(1)(e)1.a.
   16  i. and submit a written report to the circuit court at a
   17  specified time before sentencing. The report must include the
   18  qualified practitioner’s opinion, along with the basis for that
   19  opinion, as to the offender’s risk of committing another sexual
   20  offense.
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   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 line 1975
   25  and insert:
   26         information by act or omission; creating s. 921.2312,
   27         F.S.; requiring the circuit court to have a qualified
   28         practitioner conduct a risk assessment before
   29         sentencing for a defendant who has been found guilty
   30         of or has entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty
   31         to specified sex offenses; providing reporting
   32         requirements for the risk assessment; amending s.
   33         921.0022,