SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS/HB 159, 3rd Eng.

    Amendment No.    

                            CHAMBER ACTION
              Senate                               House
                                   .
                                   .
 1                                 .
                                   .
 2                                 .
                                   .
 3                                 .
                                   .
 4                                                                

 5

 6

 7

 8

 9

10                                                                

11  Senators Holzendorf and Sullivan moved the following amendment

12  to amendment (212208):

13

14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 2 between lines 25 and 26,

16

17  insert:

18         Section 2.  Subsection (1) of section 228.055, Florida

19  Statutes, is amended to read:

20         228.055  Regional autism centers.--

21         (1)  Six Five regional autism centers are established

22  to provide nonresidential resource and training services for

23  persons of all ages and of all levels of intellectual

24  functioning who have autism, as defined in s. 393.063; who

25  have a pervasive developmental disorder that is not otherwise

26  specified; who have an autistic-like disability; who have a

27  dual sensory impairment; or who have a sensory impairment with

28  other handicapping conditions. Each center shall be

29  operationally and fiscally independent and shall provide

30  services within its geographical region of the state. Each

31  center shall coordinate services within and between state and

                                  1
    3:19 PM   04/22/98                              h0159c1c-02m0b




                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS/HB 159, 3rd Eng.

    Amendment No.    





 1  local agencies and school districts but may not duplicate

 2  services provided by those agencies or school districts.  The

 3  respective locations and service areas of the centers are:

 4         (a)  The Department of Communication Disorders at

 5  Florida State University, which serves Bay, Calhoun, Escambia,

 6  Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon,

 7  Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla,

 8  Walton, and Washington Counties.

 9         (b)  The College of Medicine at the University of

10  Florida, which serves Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia,

11  Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Lafayette, Lake, Levy,

12  Marion, Orange, Osceola, Putnam, Seminole, Sumter, Suwannee,

13  and Union Counties.

14         (c)  The University of Florida Health Science Center at

15  Jacksonville, which serves Baker, Brevard, Clay, Duval,

16  Flagler, Nassau, and St. Johns, and Volusia Counties. (d)  The

17  Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South

18  Florida, which serves Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades,

19  Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lee,

20  Manatee, Martin, Okeechobee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, St. Lucie,

21  and Sarasota Counties.

22         (d)  The Florida Mental Health Institute at the

23  University of South Florida, which serves Charlotte, Collier,

24  DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough,

25  Indian River, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Okeechobee, Pasco,

26  Pinellas, Polk, St. Lucie, and Sarasota Counties.

27         (e)  The Mailman Center for Child Development at the

28  University of Miami, which serves Broward, Dade, Monroe, and

29  Palm Beach Counties.

30         (f)  The College of Health and Public Affairs at the

31  University of Central Florida, which serves Brevard, Lake,

                                  2
    3:19 PM   04/22/98                              h0159c1c-02m0b




                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS/HB 159, 3rd Eng.

    Amendment No.    





 1  Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia Counties.

 2

 3  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

 4

 5

 6  ================ T I T L E   A M E N D M E N T ===============

 7  And the title is amended as follows:

 8         On page 3, line 9, after the semicolon

 9

10  insert:

11         increasing number of regional autism centers;

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

                                  3
    3:19 PM   04/22/98                              h0159c1c-02m0b