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The Committee on Community Affairs (Geller) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment

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     Delete line(s) 82-94

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and insert:

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     (5)(a) In any civil action brought against a sanctioning

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authority for harm negligently caused by a sports coach, a

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rebuttable presumption is created that the independent youth

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athletic team was not negligent in hiring the sports coach if the

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sanctioning authority conducted a screening of the sports coach

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through the Volunteer Employee Criminal History System, as

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authorized by the National Child Protection Act of 1993 and s.

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943.0542, Florida Statutes, and made a reasonable effort to

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contact references and former employers of the sports coach

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concerning the suitability of the sports coach to work with

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minors.

3/19/2008  6:06:00 PM     CA.CA.05437