Florida Senate - 2014                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 674
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/31/2014           .                                
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       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 262 and 263
    4  insert:
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    6  If, upon rescreening, a person who is currently employed or
    7  contracted with a licensee as of June 30, 2014 and was screened
    8  and qualified under s. 435.03 and s. 435.04, has a disqualifying
    9  offense that was not a disqualifying offense at the time of the
   10  last screening, but is a current disqualifying offense and was
   11  committed before the last screening, he or she may apply for an
   12  exemption from the appropriate licensing agency and, if agreed
   13  to by the employer, may continue to perform his or her duties
   14  until the licensing agency renders a decision on the application
   15  for exemption if the person is eligible to apply for an
   16  exemption and the exemption request is received by the agency no
   17  later than 30 days after receipt of the rescreening results by
   18  the person.
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   20  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   21  And the title is amended as follows:
   22         Delete line 21
   23  and insert:
   24         screening requirements; adding an exemption clause
   25         from disqualification for new offenses; amending s.
   26         413.208, F.S.;