Florida Senate - 2006                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2012
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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
28  Procedure.
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