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The Committee on Judiciary (Joyner) recommended the following

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amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 19-22

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and insert:

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The Florida Bar. Prior to certifying a guardian ad litem to be

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appointed under this chapter, the Guardian Ad Litem Program or

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the not-for-profit legal aid organization, as appropriate, must

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conduct a security background investigation as provided in s.

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39.821. Upon development and approval by The Florida Bar of a

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uniform, objective, and statewide training program for guardians

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ad litem serving in nondependency cases, which shall be available

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without charge to not-for-profit legal aid organizations, such

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organizations shall use the program in providing training before

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certifying a guardian ad litem under this section. Until The

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Florida Bar approves the program, the not-for-profit legal aid

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organization shall provide training developed by a curriculum

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committee established by such organization which includes, but

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need not be limited to, a family law judge, a mental health

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professional who specializes in the treatment of children, and

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two members of The Florida Bar who are active guardians ad litem.

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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(s) 6, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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requiring not-for-profit legal aid organizations to

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provide training developed by The Florida Bar for a person

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before being certified as a guardian ad litem; providing

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for interim training developed by a curriculum committee;

4/15/2008  1:11:00 PM     18-07557A-08