Senate Bill sb1850

    Florida Senate - 2006                                  SB 1850

    By Senator Rich





    26-1587-06

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to programs of the Department

  3         of Children and Family Services; amending s.

  4         397.451, F.S.; requiring service provider

  5         personnel who request an exemption from

  6         disqualification to submit the request within a

  7         certain time after notification of the

  8         disqualification; deleting a provision

  9         requiring immediate dismissal of service

10         provider personnel upon disapproval of a

11         request for an exemption; prohibiting the

12         department from issuing a regular license to a

13         service provider that fails to provide proof

14         that background screening information has been

15         submitted; repealing s. 3, ch. 2003-279, Laws

16         of Florida; abrogating the repeal of s.

17         20.19(2)(c) and (4)(b)6. and 8., F.S., relating

18         to the appointment of certain mental health and

19         substance abuse positions and the establishment

20         of program offices for mental health and

21         substance abuse; providing an effective date.

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

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25         Section 1.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section

26  397.451, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (g) is

27  added to that subsection, to read:

28         397.451  Background checks of service provider

29  personnel.--

30         (1)  PERSONNEL BACKGROUND CHECKS; REQUIREMENTS AND

31  EXCEPTIONS.--

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    Florida Senate - 2006                                  SB 1850
    26-1587-06




 1         (f)  Service provider personnel who request an

 2  exemption from disqualification must submit the request within

 3  30 days after being notified of the a pending

 4  disqualification. The employment of service provider personnel

 5  shall not be adversely affected pending disposition of the

 6  request for an exemption. Disapproval of a request for an

 7  exemption shall result in the immediate dismissal of the

 8  service provider personnel from employment with the provider.

 9         (g)  The department may not issue a regular license to

10  any service provider that fails to provide proof that

11  background screening information has been submitted in

12  accordance with chapter 435.

13         Section 2.  Section 3 of chapter 2003-279, Laws of

14  Florida, is repealed.

15         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

16  law.

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19                          SENATE SUMMARY

20    Requires service provider personnel who request an
      exemption from disqualification to submit the request
21    within a certain time after notification of the
      disqualification. Deletes a provision requiring immediate
22    dismissal of service provider personnel upon disapproval
      of a request for an exemption. Prohibits the Department
23    of Children and Family Services from issuing a regular
      license to a service provider that fails to provide proof
24    that background screening information has been submitted.
      Deletes provisions relating to the expiration date for
25    the appointment of certain mental health and substance
      abuse positions and for the establishment of program
26    offices for mental health and substance abuse.

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