SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 190

    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 12, between lines 27 and 28,

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17         Section 8.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section

18  474.207, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

19         474.207  Licensure by examination.--

20         (2)  The department shall license each applicant who

21  the board certifies has:

22         (b)1.  Graduated from a college of veterinary medicine

23  accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association

24  Council on Education; or

25         2.  Graduated from a college of veterinary medicine

26  listed in the American Veterinary Medical Association Roster

27  of Veterinary Colleges of the World and:

28         a.  Obtained a certificate from the Education

29  Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG); or

30         b.  Passed the National Board Examination and the

31  Clinical Competency Test and obtained additional education or

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 190

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 1  training in a manner designated by rules of the board to be

 2  equivalent; or

 3         c.  Passed the National Board Examination and the

 4  Clinical Competency Test and practiced veterinary medicine in

 5  a not-for-profit educational or research setting under the

 6  jurisdiction of a licensed veterinarian for a minimum of 5

 7  years.

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 9  The department shall not issue a license to any applicant who

10  is under investigation in any state or territory of the United

11  States or in the District of Columbia for an act which would

12  constitute a violation of this chapter until the investigation

13  is complete and disciplinary proceedings have been terminated,

14  at which time the provisions of s. 474.214 shall apply.

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16  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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20  And the title is amended as follows:

21         On page 2, line 22, after the semicolon

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24         amending s. 474.207, F.S.; revising standards

25         for eligibility to take the examination for

26         licensure as a veterinarian;

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