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

    Amendment No.    





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

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

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

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

 7  constitute a violation of this chapter until the investigation

 8  is complete and disciplinary proceedings have been terminated,

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

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11  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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15  And the title is amended as follows:

16         On page 2, line 22, after the semicolon

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

20         for eligibility to take the examination for

21         licensure as a veterinarian;

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