Florida Senate - 2006                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 2360
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11  The Committee on Children and Families (Fasano) recommended
12  the following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         Delete everything after the enacting clause
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18         Section 1.  The Office of Program Policy Analysis and
19  Government Accountability shall evaluate the continuing
20  education requirements related to identifying victims of child
21  abuse which apply to those individuals in the occupational
22  categories that are required to provide their names to child
23  abuse hotline staff when reporting known or suspected child
24  abuse, neglect, or abandonment. The evaluation must include,
25  but need not be limited to, an assessment of compliance by
26  profession or occupation, whether the training is statutorily
27  required or required as a condition for relicensure,
28  recertification, or continued employment, and the efficacy of
29  such training. The office shall submit a report to the
30  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
31  House of Representatives by December 31, 2006.
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    Florida Senate - 2006                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 2360
                        Barcode 644492
 1         Section 2.  Based on the findings of the Office of
 2  Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability which
 3  are included in the report required under section 1 of this
 4  act, the Division of Prevention and Intervention of Children's
 5  Medical Services in the Department of Health shall make
 6  available an appropriate child abuse education curriculum to
 7  professional reporters pursuant to s. 39.201(1)(b), Florida
 8  Statutes.
 9         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.
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13  And the title is amended as follows:
14         Delete everything before the enacting clause
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16  and insert:  
17                      A bill to be entitled
18         An act relating to child abuse; requiring the
19         Office of Program Policy Analysis and
20         Government Accountability to evaluate
21         compliance with continuing education
22         requirements for professionals who are required
23         to provide their names when reporting child
24         abuse, neglect, or abandonment; providing for a
25         report to the Governor and the Legislature;
26         requiring the Department of Health to make
27         available a curriculum; providing an effective
28         date.
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