SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 2268, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Clary moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 30, between lines 25 and 26,

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17         Section 28.  Subsection (13) is added to section

18  553.842, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, to read:

19         553.842  Product evaluation and approval.--

20         (13)  Window protection products reported to comply

21  with the requirements of the Standard Building Code (1997

22  Edition) or the South Florida Building Code (Broward and Dade

23  Edition) or otherwise certified or approved for statewide or

24  local use by an approved product evaluation entity must be

25  included on all new schools. Although all new schools are not

26  required to be designed as enhanced hurricane protection

27  areas, all new schools must include window protection to

28  further ensure their survivability.

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30  For purposes of this section, an approved product evaluation

31  entity is an entity that has been accredited by a nationally

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 2268, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No.    





 1  recognized independent evaluation authority or entity

 2  otherwise approved by the commission.

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 8  And the title is amended as follows:

 9         On page 3, line 31, after the semicolon

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12         amending s. 553.842, F.S.; providing that

13         properly certified or approved window

14         protection products be included on all new

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