| 1 | Representative Simmons offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment to Amendment (866277) (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove line 746 and insert: |
| 5 | Section 9. Baker Act Workgroup.-- |
| 6 | (1) There shall be created a Baker Act Workgroup for the |
| 7 | purpose of determining the fiscal impact, if any, of including |
| 8 | in the involuntary examination provisions of the Baker Act |
| 9 | mental health professionals who are not presently permitted by |
| 10 | law to seek involuntary examination under the Baker Act. The |
| 11 | Baker Act Workgroup shall be coordinated through the Department |
| 12 | of Children and Family Services, and shall include the following |
| 13 | members: |
| 14 | (a) Two members to be appointed by the Speaker of the |
| 15 | House of Representatives, at least one of whom must be a member |
| 16 | of the Duval County delegation. |
| 17 | (b) Two members to be appointed by the President of the |
| 18 | Senate, at least one of whom must be a member of the Duval |
| 19 | County delegation. |
| 20 | (c) Two members to be appointed by the Governor. |
| 21 | (d) Two members appointed by the Secretary of Children and |
| 22 | Family Services, one of whom must be a member of the Florida |
| 23 | Mental Health Counselors Association selected in consultation |
| 24 | with the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association and one of |
| 25 | whom must be a board-certified psychiatrist licensed under |
| 26 | chapter 458 or chapter 459, Florida Statutes. |
| 27 | (e) The Duval County Sheriff or his designee. |
| 28 | (2) The Department of Children and Family Services shall |
| 29 | contract with the Florida Mental Health Institute to evaluate |
| 30 | data provided by the District 4 Baker Act Pilot Project, for the |
| 31 | purpose of determining the fiscal impact, if any, of including |
| 32 | in the involuntary examination provisions of the Baker Act |
| 33 | mental health professionals who are not presently permitted by |
| 34 | law to seek involuntary examination under the Baker Act. |
| 35 | (3) Prior to the study, the Florida Mental Health |
| 36 | Institute must provide the proposed research criteria and |
| 37 | methodology to the Baker Act Workgroup. The Baker Act Workgroup |
| 38 | must approve of any research criteria and methodology that is |
| 39 | used as a part of the study. |
| 40 | (4) The Florida Mental Health Institute shall submit the |
| 41 | findings of its study to the Baker Act Workgroup no later than |
| 42 | February 1, 2005. |
| 43 | (5) The Baker Act Workgroup shall submit a final report |
| 44 | with recommendations to the Speaker of the House of |
| 45 | Representatives and to the President of the Senate by March 1, |
| 46 | 2005. The Baker Act Workgroup shall terminate on March 1, 2005. |
| 47 | (6) All members of the Baker Act Workgroup shall serve |
| 48 | without additional compensation or honorarium, and are |
| 49 | authorized to receive only per diem and reimbursement for travel |
| 50 | expenses as provided in section 112.061, Florida Statutes. |
| 51 | Section 10. District 4 Baker Act Pilot Project.-- |
| 52 | (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--It is the intent of the |
| 53 | Legislature to ensure that the public is safeguarded through the |
| 54 | expansion of qualified mental health professionals who may |
| 55 | assess and refer persons who are a danger to themselves or |
| 56 | others to appropriate services. |
| 57 | (2) The Department of Children and Family Services shall |
| 58 | create a pilot project in District 4, which encompasses Baker, |
| 59 | Clay, Duval, Nassau, and St. John's Counties. The pilot project |
| 60 | shall include mental health counselors in the involuntary |
| 61 | examination provisions of the Baker Act, as provided in section |
| 62 | 4 of this act. |
| 63 | (3) Using the criteria approved by the Baker Act |
| 64 | Workgroup, the Florida Mental Health Institute shall study the |
| 65 | District 4 Baker Act Pilot Project data to determine the fiscal |
| 66 | impact, if any, of including licensed mental health counselors |
| 67 | in the involuntary examination provisions of the Baker Act, as |
| 68 | provided in section 4 of this act. |
| 69 | (4) The pilot project shall terminate on July 1, 2005, |
| 70 | unless repealed sooner by the Legislature. |
| 71 | (5) The Department of Children and Family Services is |
| 72 | authorized to use up to $75,000 to implement the Baker Act |
| 73 | Workgroup and the District 4 Baker Act Pilot Project as provided |
| 74 | in sections 9 and 10 of this act. |
| 75 | Section 11. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this |
| 76 | act, and except for this section and sections 9 and 10 of this |
| 77 | act, which shall take effect July 1, 2004, this act shall take |
| 78 | effect January 1, 2005. |
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| 82 | Remove line 774 and insert: |
| 83 | severability; creating the Baker Act Workgroup; providing |
| 84 | a purpose; providing for the coordination of the workgroup |
| 85 | through the Department of Children and Family Services; |
| 86 | providing for members; requiring the department to |
| 87 | evaluate data from a pilot program; providing research |
| 88 | criteria by the Florida Mental Health Institute; requiring |
| 89 | the Florida Mental Health Institute to submit its findings |
| 90 | to the workgroup; requiring the workgroup to submit a |
| 91 | report to the Legislature; creating the District 4 Baker |
| 92 | Act Pilot Project in the department; providing legislative |
| 93 | intent; requiring the Florida Mental Health Institute to |
| 94 | study data from the pilot project for fiscal impact; |
| 95 | providing a termination date; authorizing the department |
| 96 | to use a certain maximum dollar amount to implement the |
| 97 | workgroup and the pilot program; providing effective |
| 98 | dates. |