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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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     Between line(s) 169 and 170,

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insert:

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     (6)     Any payment made under this act does not constitute a

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waiver of any defense of sovereign immunity or an increase in the

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limits of liability on behalf of the state or any person subject

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to the provisions of s. 768.28, Florida Statutes, or other law.

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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 32, after the semicolon

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insert:

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providing that an award of compensation does not

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constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity by the state;

3/24/2008  5:51:00 PM     JU.18.05608