| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to property tax exemptions for totally and |
| 3 | permanently disabled persons; amending s. 196.101, F.S.; |
| 4 | providing for certification of total and permanent |
| 5 | disability due to blindness for purposes of such |
| 6 | exemption; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Subsection (6) is added to section 196.101, |
| 11 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 12 | 196.101 Exemption for totally and permanently disabled |
| 13 | persons.-- |
| 14 | (6) An optometrist licensed under chapter 463 may certify |
| 15 | a person to be totally and permanently disabled as a result of |
| 16 | legal blindness alone by issuing a certification in accordance |
| 17 | with subsection (5). Certification of total and permanent |
| 18 | disability due to blindness by a physician and an optometrist |
| 19 | licensed in this state may be deemed to meet the requirements of |
| 20 | subsection (3). |
| 21 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |