Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 2012
Barcode 580682
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 The Committee on Judiciary (Campbell) recommended the
12 following amendment to amendment (974712):
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14 Senate Amendment
15 On page 60, lines 7 through 22, delete those lines
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17 and insert: (1) JURISDICTION.--When a person is mentally
18 retarded and requires involuntary admission to residential
19 services provided by the agency, the circuit court of the
20 county in which the person resides shall have jurisdiction to
21 conduct a hearing and enter an order involuntarily admitting
22 the person in order that the person may receive the care,
23 treatment, habilitation, and rehabilitation which the person
24 needs. For the purpose of identifying mental retardation,
25 diagnostic capability shall be established by the agency.
26 Except as otherwise specified, the proceedings under this
27 section shall be governed by the Florida Rules of Civil
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