House Bill 0667

    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                 HB 667

        By Representative Morroni






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to institutional child abuse or

  3         neglect; amending s. 39.01, F.S.; revising the

  4         definition of "institutional child abuse or

  5         neglect" to include situations of abuse or

  6         neglect in which the alleged perpetrator is an

  7         employee of a district school board; revising

  8         the definition of "other person responsible for

  9         a child's welfare" to include an employee of a

10         district school board; providing an effective

11         date.

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13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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15         Section 1.  Subsections (32) and (48) of section 39.01,

16  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

17         39.01  Definitions.--When used in this chapter, unless

18  the context otherwise requires:

19         (32)  "Institutional child abuse or neglect" means

20  situations of known or suspected child abuse or neglect in

21  which the person allegedly perpetrating the child abuse or

22  neglect is an employee of a district school board, private

23  school, public or private day care center, residential home,

24  institution, facility, or agency or any other person at such

25  institution responsible for the child's care.

26         (48)  "Other person responsible for a child's welfare"

27  includes the child's legal guardian, legal custodian, or

28  foster parent; an employee of a district school board, private

29  school, public or private child day care center, residential

30  home, institution, facility, or agency; or any other person

31  legally responsible for the child's welfare in a residential

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  1  setting; and also includes an adult sitter or relative

  2  entrusted with a child's care. For the purpose of departmental

  3  investigative jurisdiction, this definition does not include

  4  law enforcement officers, or employees of municipal or county

  5  detention facilities or the Department of Corrections, while

  6  acting in an official capacity.

  7         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  8  law.

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      Revises the definition of "institutional child abuse or
13    neglect" to include situations of abuse or neglect in
      which the alleged perpetrator is an employee of a
14    district school board. Revises the definition of "other
      person responsible for a child's welfare" to include an
15    employee of a district school board.

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