SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. HB 1977, 1st Eng.

    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.  Obtained additional education or training in a

31  manner designated by rules of the board to be equivalent; or

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. HB 1977, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No.    





 1         c.  Passed the National Board Examination and the

 2  Clinical Competency Test and practiced veterinary medicine in

 3  an educational or research setting under the jurisdiction of a

 4  licensed veterinarian for a minimum of 5 years.

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

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

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

 9  constitute a violation of this chapter until the investigation

10  is complete and disciplinary proceedings have been terminated,

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

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13  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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17  And the title is amended as follows:

18         On page 2, line 22, after the semicolon

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

22         for eligibility to take the examination for

23         licensure as a veterinarian;

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