Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 2030
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/15/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Regulation (Aronberg) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 464.0195, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         464.0195 Florida Center for Nursing; goals.—
    8         (3) The Board of Nursing shall include on its initial and
    9  renewal application forms a question asking each the nurse to
   10  voluntarily contribute to funding the Florida Center for Nursing
   11  in addition to paying the fees imposed at the time of licensure
   12  and licensure renewal. Revenues collected from nurses over and
   13  above the required fees shall be transferred from the Medical
   14  Quality Assurance Trust Fund to the Grants and Donations Trust
   15  Fund within the Department of Health and shall be used solely to
   16  support and maintain the goals and functions of the center.
   17  Before giving a nurse the opportunity to contribute to funding
   18  the center at the time of licensure renewal, the Board of
   19  Nursing shall provide the nurse with a summary of the center’s
   20  work, a link to the center’s Internet website, and the following
   21  statement: “The Florida Center for Nursing’s operating revenues
   22  are derived in part from your donation. In order for the Florida
   23  Center for Nursing to continue its work on behalf of nurses,
   24  please donate.”
   25         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.
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   28         And the title is amended as follows:
   29         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   30  and insert:
   31                        A bill to be entitled                      
   32         An act relating to the Florida Center for Nursing;
   33         amending s. 464.0195, F.S.; requiring the Board of
   34         Nursing to provide certain information to nurses
   35         before they are given the opportunity to contribute to
   36         funding the center at licensure renewal; providing an
   37         effective date.