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11 Senator Clary moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 24. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section
18 794.055, Florida Statutes, is amended, present paragraphs (h)
19 and (i) of that subsection are redesignated as paragraphs (i)
20 and (j), respectively, a new paragraph (h) is added to that
21 subsection, and paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3) of
22 that section are amended, to read:
23 794.055 Access to services for victims of sexual
24 battery.--
25 (2) As used in this section, the term:
26 (d) "Rape crisis center" means any public or private
27 agency that provides offers at least five of the sexual
28 battery recovery services in paragraph (g) to victims of
29 sexual battery and their families and is certified by the
30 statewide nonprofit association.
31 (h) "Statewide nonprofit association" means the
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1 federally recognized sexual assault coalition whose primary
2 purpose is to represent and provide technical assistance to
3 rape crisis centers.
4 (3)(a) The department shall contract with the a
5 statewide nonprofit association whose primary purpose is to
6 represent and provide technical assistance to rape crisis
7 centers. The statewide nonprofit This association shall
8 receive 95 percent of the moneys appropriated from the Rape
9 Crisis Program Trust Fund.
10 (b) Funds received under s. 938.085 shall be used to
11 provide sexual battery recovery services to victims and their
12 families. Funds shall be distributed to rape crisis centers by
13 county, based on an allocation formula that takes into account
14 the population and rural characteristics of each the county.
15 No more than 15 percent of the funds shall be used for
16 statewide initiatives, including developing service standards
17 and a certification process for rape crisis centers. No more
18 than 5 percent of the funds may be used for administrative
19 costs.
20 Section 25. Section 794.056, Florida Statutes, is
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22 794.056 Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund.--
23 (1) The Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund is created
24 within the Department of Health for the purpose of providing
25 funds for rape crisis centers in this state. Trust fund moneys
26 shall be used exclusively for the purpose of providing
27 services for victims of sexual assault. Funds credited to the
28 trust fund consist of those funds collected as an additional
29 court assessment in each case in which a defendant pleads
30 guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of,
31 regardless of adjudication, an offense defined in s. 784.011,
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1 s. 784.021, s. 784.03, s. 784.041, s. 784.045, s. 784.048, s.
2 784.07, s. 784.08, s. 784.081, s. 784.082, s. 784.083, s.
3 785.085, or s. 794.011. Funds credited to the trust fund also
4 shall include revenues provided by law, moneys appropriated by
5 the Legislature, and grants from public or private entities.
6 (2) The Department of Health shall establish by rule
7 criteria consistent with the provisions of s. 794.055(3)(a)
8 for distributing moneys from the trust fund to rape crisis
9 centers.
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15 And the title is amended as follows:
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19 amending s. 794.055, F.S.; revising and
20 providing definitions; requiring the Department
21 of Health to contract with a statewide
22 nonprofit association to provide assistance to
23 rape crisis centers; providing for distribution
24 of funds; amending s. 794.056, F.S.; providing
25 for funds to be credited to the Rape Crisis
26 Program Trust Fund;
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