HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                               Bill No. CS/HB 1779

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Kosmas, Pruitt, and Heyman offered the

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 13, lines 3-6,

16  remove from the bill:  all of said lines

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18  and insert in lieu thereof:

19         Section 10.  Subsections (3) and (4) are added to

20  section 960.045, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, to read:

21         960.045  Department of Legal Affairs; powers and

22  duties.--It shall be the duty of the department to assist

23  persons who are victims of crime.

24         (3)  The department shall have a criminal history

25  record check performed through the Florida Crime Information

26  Center system on any victim or other claimant on whose behalf

27  an award is sought under ss. 960.01-960.28.

28         (4)  Establish criteria governing awards for

29  catastrophic injury as a direct result of a crime.

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                               Bill No. CS/HB 1779

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)





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 2  And the title is amended as follows:

 3         On page 1, line 29,

 4  remove from the title of the bill:  providing applicability

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 6  and insert in lieu thereof:

 7         amending s. 960.045, F.S.; authorizing the

 8         Department of Legal Affairs to perform and

 9         criminal history check on certain victims or

10         other claimants; establishing criteria

11         governing certain awards;

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