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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1791
Amendment No. (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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11 Representative(s) Sanderson offered the following:
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17 Section 16. In order to implement Specific
18 Appropriation 360 of the 1999-2000 General Appropriations Act,
19 subsection 4 is added to section 39.3065, Florida Statutes, to
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21 39.3065 Sheriffs of Pasco, Manatee, and Pinellas
22 Counties to provide child protective investigative services;
23 procedures; funding.--
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25 (a) As described in this section, and in addition to
26 the requirements of subsection (1), the Department of Children
27 and Family Services shall, by the end of fiscal year
28 1999-2000, transfer all responsibility for child protective
29 investigations for Broward County to the sheriff of that
30 county who is responsible for the provision of all child
31 protective investigations in that county. Each individual who
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1 provides these services must complete the training provided to
2 and required of protective investigators employed by the
3 Department of Children and Family Services.
4 (b) In fiscal year 1999-2000, the sheriff of Broward
5 County has the responsibility to provide all child protective
6 investigations in that county. The sheriff shall operate, at
7 a minimum, in accordance with the performance standards
8 established by the Legislature for protective investigations
9 conducted by the Department of Children and Family Services.
10 Funds for providing child protective investigations in Broward
11 County must be be identified in the annual appropriation made
12 to the Department of Children and Family Services, which shall
13 award a grant for the full amount identified to the sheriff's
14 office. Funds for the child protective investigations may not
15 be integrated into the sheriff's regular budget. Budgetary
16 data and other data relating to the performance of child
17 protective investigations must be maintained separately from
18 all other records of the sheriff's office.
19 (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(d), program
20 performance evaluation shall be based on criteria mutually
21 agreed upon by the respective sheriffs and a committee of nine
22 persons appointed by the Governor and selected from those
23 persons serving on the Department of Children and Family
24 Services District 5 Health and Human Services Board, District
25 6 Health and Human Services Board and District 10 Health and
26 Human Services Board. Two of the Governor's appointees must
27 be residents of Pasco County, two of the Governor's appointees
28 must be residents of Manatee County, two of the Governor's
29 appointees must be residents of Pinellas County, and two of
30 the Governor's appointees must be residents of Broward County.
31 Such appointees shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
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1 The individuals appointed must have demonstrated experience in
2 outcome evaluation, social service areas of protective
3 investigation, or child welfare supervision. The committee
4 shall submit a report regarding quality performance,
5 outcome-measure attainment and cost efficiency, to the
6 President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
7 Representatives, and to the Governor no later than January 31,
8 2000.
9 (d) This subsection is repealed on July 1, 2000.
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17 amending s. 39.3065, F.S.; providing for the
18 Broward County sheriff to conduct all child
19 protective investigations in that county;
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