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The Committee on Governmental Operations (Lawson) recommended

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the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 802-817

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and insert:

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     Section 24.  Section 1006.061, Florida Statutes, is amended

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to read:

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     1006.061  Child abuse, abandonment, and neglect

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policy.--Each district school board, charter school, private

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school participating in a state school choice scholarship

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program, and private provider participating in the Voluntary

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Prekindergarten Education Program shall:

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     (1)  Post in a prominent place in each school a notice

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that, pursuant to chapter 39, all employees and agents of the

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district school board, charter school, private school, or

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private provider have an affirmative duty to report all actual

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or suspected cases of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; have

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immunity from liability if they report such cases in good faith;

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and have a duty to comply with child protective investigations

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and all other provisions of law relating to child abuse,

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abandonment, and neglect. The notice shall also include the

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statewide toll-free telephone number of the central abuse

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hotline.

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     (2) Require the person in charge of the school district,

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charter school, private school, or private provider district

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school superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, at the

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request of the Department of Children and Family Services, to

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act as a liaison to the Department of Children and Family

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Services and the child protection team, as defined in s. 39.01,

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when in a case of suspected child abuse, abandonment, or neglect

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or an unlawful sexual offense involving a child the case is

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referred to such a team; except that this does not relieve or

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restrict the Department of Children and Family Services from

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discharging its duty and responsibility under the law to

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investigate and report every suspected or actual case of child

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abuse, abandonment, or neglect or unlawful sexual offense

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involving a child.

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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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     Delete line(s) 68-71

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and insert:

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requiring the school board, charter school, private school

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participating in a state school choice scholarship

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program, and private provider participating in the

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Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program to post its

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policies relating to misconduct by personnel; requiring

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the head of such entities to act as a liaison in suspected

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cases of child abuse;

3/12/2008  10:26:00 AM     585-04879-08