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The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Rich)

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recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment

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     Delete line(s) 292-303

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and insert:

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     61.402  Qualifications of guardians ad litem.--A guardian

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ad litem must be either a citizen certified by the Guardian Ad

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Litem Program to act in family law cases, a citizen certified by

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a not-for-profit legal aid organization as defined in s.

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68.096(4), if there are no allegations of child abuse, neglect,

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or abandonment, or an attorney who is a member in good standing

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

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be appointed under this chapter, the Guardian Ad Litem Program

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must conduct a security background investigation as provided in

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s. 39.821. Prior to certifying a guardian ad litem to be

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appointed under this chapter, a legal aid organization must

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conduct a security background investigation as provided in s.

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39.821 and may participate in the Volunteer and Employee

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Criminal History System as authorized by the National Child

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Protection Act of 1993 and s. 943.0542.

2/19/2008  1:59:00 PM     586-04171-08