SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2288

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Gutman moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 52, lines 22-30, delete those lines

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17         (6)  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary,

18  this section expires July 1, 2000 1998, unless reenacted by

19  the Legislature. The department may not create or operate a

20  juvenile assignment center after July 1, 1998, without further

21  legislative authority. Unless reenacted by the Legislature,

22  any juvenile assignment center created under this section

23  shall be converted to a high-level or maximum-level

24  residential commitment program, subject to availability of

25  funds.

26         (7)  The department may utilize juvenile assignment

27  centers to the fullest extent possible for the purpose of

28  conducting pre-adjudicatory assessments and evaluations of

29  youth referred to the department. Prior to July 1, 1999, the

30  department must transition any assignment centers to provide

31  the capacity necessary to perform the intake and assessment

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2288

    Amendment No.    





 1  functions currently performed pursuant to s. 985.209.

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 3  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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 7  And the title is amended as follows:

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11         providing for pre-adjudicatory assessments;

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