SENATE AMENDMENT

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11  Senator Burt moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 59 between lines 29 and 30,

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17         Section 41.  For purposes of incorporating the

18  amendment to section 39.202, Florida Statutes, in references

19  thereto, paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section 39.3035,

20  Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:

21         39.3035  Child advocacy centers; standards; state

22  funding.--

23         (1)  In order to become eligible for a full membership

24  in the Florida Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, Inc., a

25  child advocacy center in this state shall:

26         (f)  Provide case tracking of child abuse cases seen

27  through the center.  A center shall also collect data on the

28  number of child abuse cases seen at the center, by sex, race,

29  age, and other relevant data; the number of cases referred for

30  prosecution; and the number of cases referred for mental

31  health therapy. Case records shall be subject to the

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  1  confidentiality provisions of s. 39.202.

  2         Section 42.  For purposes of incorporating the

  3  amendment to section 39.202, Florida Statutes, in references

  4  thereto, subsection (2) of section 39.507, Florida Statutes,

  5  is reenacted to read:

  6         39.507  Adjudicatory hearings; orders of

  7  adjudication.--

  8         (2)  All hearings, except as provided in this section,

  9  shall be open to the public, and a person may not be excluded

10  except on special order of the judge, who may close any

11  hearing to the public upon determining that the public

12  interest or the welfare of the child is best served by so

13  doing. The parents or legal custodians shall be allowed to

14  obtain discovery pursuant to the Florida Rules of Juvenile

15  Procedure, provided such discovery does not violate the

16  provisions of s. 39.202. Hearings involving more than one

17  child may be held simultaneously when the children involved

18  are related to each other or were involved in the same case.

19  The child and the parents, caregivers, or legal custodians of

20  the child may be examined separately and apart from each

21  other.

22         Section 43.  For purposes of incorporating the

23  amendment to section 39.701, Florida Statutes, in references

24  thereto, subsection (4) of section 63.052, Florida Statutes,

25  is reenacted to read:

26         63.052  Guardians designated; proof of commitment.--

27         (4)  If a minor is voluntarily surrendered to an

28  adoption entity for subsequent adoption and the adoption does

29  not become final within 180 days, the adoption entity must

30  report to the court on the status of the minor and the court

31  may at that time proceed under s. 39.701 or take action

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  1  reasonably necessary to protect the best interest of the

  2  minor.

  3         Section 44.  For purposes of incorporating the

  4  amendment to section 39.402, Florida Statutes, in references

  5  thereto, subsection (20) of section 984.03, Florida Statutes,

  6  is reenacted to read:

  7         984.03  Definitions.--When used in this chapter, the

  8  term:

  9         (20)  "Detention hearing" means a hearing for the court

10  to determine if a child should be placed in temporary custody,

11  as provided for under s. 39.402, in dependency cases.

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13  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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17  And the title is amended as follows:

18         On page 7, line 7, after the semicolon,

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21         reenacting ss. 39.3035, 39.202, F.S., relating

22         to child advocacy centers and adjudicatory

23         hearings, to incorporate the amendment to s.

24         39.202, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting

25         s. 63.052, F.S., relating to the designation of

26         guardians, to incorporate the amendment to

27         39.701, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting

28         s. 984.03, F.S., relating to probation and

29         community control, to incorporate the amendment

30         to s. 39.402, F.S., in references thereto;

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