Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 7181
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11 Senator Margolis moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. The Department of Children and Family
18 Services shall establish a structure by which the department
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20 (1) Provide services to immigrant survivors of human
21 trafficking, domestic violence, and other serious crimes,
22 during the interim period between the time the survivor
23 applies for a visa and receives such visa from the United
24 States Department of Homeland Security or receives
25 certification from the United States Department of Health and
26 Human Services;
27 (2) Ensure that immigrant survivors of serious crimes
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29 services to the same extent that refugees receive those
30 benefits and services;
31 (3) Ensure that immigrant survivors of serious crimes
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1 have access to state-funded services that are equivalent to
2 the federal programs that provide cash, medical services, and
3 social service for refugees;
4 (4) Provide survivors of serious crimes with medical
5 care, mental health care, and basic assistance in order to
6 help them secure housing, food, and supportive services;
7 (5) Create a state-funded component of the cash,
8 medical, and social services programs for refugees for the
9 purpose of serving immigrant survivors during the temporary
10 period while they wait for federal processing to be completed;
11 (6) Provide that a sworn statement by a survivor is
12 sufficient evidence for the purposes of determining
13 eligibility if that statement is supported by at least one
14 item of additional evidence, including, but not limited to:
15 (a) Police and court records;
16 (b) News articles;
17 (c) Documentation from a professional agency;
18 (d) Physical evidence; or
19 (e) A statement from an individual having knowledge of
20 the circumstances providing the basis for the claim;
21 (7) Develop a public-awareness program for employers
22 and other organizations that may come into contact with
23 immigrant survivors of human trafficking in order to provide
24 education and raise awareness of the problem.
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.
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29 And the title is amended as follows:
30 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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1 and insert:
2 A bill to be entitled
3 An act relating to immigrant survivors of human
4 trafficking and other serious crimes; requiring
5 the Department of Children and Family Services
6 to provide services to immigrant survivors of
7 human trafficking, domestic violence, and other
8 serious crimes; providing for the same state
9 and local benefits that refugees receive;
10 ensuring that immigrant survivors of serious
11 crimes have access to state-funded services for
12 refugees; providing survivors of serious crimes
13 with supportive services; creating a
14 state-funded component of the cash, medical,
15 and social services programs for refugees to
16 serve victims during a temporary waiting
17 period; providing that a sworn statement by a
18 victim is sufficient evidence for the purposes
19 of determining eligibility for services if
20 supported by at least one piece of additional
21 evidence; providing for a public-awareness
22 program for employers and other organizations
23 that may come into contact with immigrant
24 survivors of human trafficking; providing an
25 effective date.
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