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The Committee on Judiciary (Baker) recommended the following

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amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between lines 441 and 442,

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insert:

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     Section 10.  Subsection (6) of section 39.503, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     39.503  Identity or location of parent unknown; special

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procedures.--

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     (6)  The diligent search required by subsection (5) must

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include, at a minimum, inquiries of all relatives of the parent

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or prospective parent made known to the petitioner, inquiries of

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all offices of program areas of the department likely to have

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information about the parent or prospective parent, inquiries of

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other state and federal agencies likely to have information

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about the parent or prospective parent, inquiries of appropriate

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utility and postal providers, a thorough search of at least one

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electronic database specifically designed for locating persons,

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and inquiries of appropriate law enforcement agencies. Pursuant

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to s. 453 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. s. 653(c)(4),

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the department, as the state agency administering Titles IV-B

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and IV-E of the act, shall be provided access to the federal and

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state parent locator service for diligent search activities.

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(Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line 31, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 39.503, F.S.; revising the minimum inquiries a

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petitioner for dependency or shelter must make in trying

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to locate an identified parent or prospective parent;

3/17/2008  4:26:00 PM     JU.20.05033