Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
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11 The Committee on Health Policy (Dawson) recommended the
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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 Department of Health, in conjunction
19 with the Department of Corrections and the Department of
20 Juvenile Justice, shall develop a plan to address HIV
21 prevention and the testing and treatment of juveniles in the
22 custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice and persons
23 incarcerated by the Department of Corrections. The plan must
24 identify any barriers to the prevention of HIV infection among
25 inmates held by the Department of Corrections and juveniles
26 held by the Department of Juvenile Justice and any
27 constitutional or legal issues relating to HIV prevention
28 programs, testing, and treatment provided in prisons or in
29 commitment programs of the Department of Juvenile Justice. The
30 Department of Health shall complete the plan and submit its
31 findings and recommendations to the Governor, the President of
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1 the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by
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3 Section 2. The Office of Program Policy Analysis and
4 Government Accountability shall complete a study on the
5 distribution of funding authorized under the federal Ryan
6 White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act and
7 subsequent reauthorizations in Florida in order to determine
8 whether the distribution of this funding is addressing the
9 needs of areas within the state having the highest rates of
10 HIV infection or the highest number of people living with
11 AIDS. The office shall also identify any significant barriers
12 of access to drugs and other vital medical services for AIDS
13 treatment by persons living in areas within the state having
14 the highest rates of HIV infection. The office shall complete
15 the study and report its findings and recommendations to the
16 President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
17 Representatives by January 1, 2008.
18 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.
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22 And the title is amended as follows:
23 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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26 A bill to be entitled
27 An act relating to HIV/AIDS; requiring the
28 Department of Health, in conjunction with the
29 Department of Corrections and the Department of
30 Juvenile Justice, to develop a plan to address
31 HIV prevention, testing, and treatment of
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1 certain persons in the custody of the
2 Department of Corrections or the Department of
3 Juvenile Justice; providing requirements for
4 the plan; requiring a report to the Governor
5 and Legislature; requiring the Office of
6 Program Policy Analysis and Government
7 Accountability to complete a study and propose
8 recommendations concerning the distribution of
9 federal HIV/AIDS funding and barriers to
10 obtaining drugs and other medical services for
11 HIV-infected individuals and persons living
12 with AIDS in areas having the highest rates of
13 HIV infection in the state; providing
14 requirements for the report; providing an
15 effective date.
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