Florida Senate - 2011                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 2108, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Storms moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 21 - 83
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 39.001, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         39.001 Purposes and intent; personnel standards and
    8  screening.—
    9         (6) LEGISLATIVE INTENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF ABUSE,
   10  ABANDONMENT, AND NEGLECT OF CHILDREN.—The incidence of known
   11  child abuse, abandonment, and neglect has continued to increase
   12  increased rapidly over the past 5 years. The impact that abuse,
   13  abandonment, or neglect has on the victimized child, siblings,
   14  family structure, and inevitably on all citizens of the state
   15  has caused the Legislature to determine that the prevention of
   16  child abuse, abandonment, and neglect shall be a priority of
   17  this state. To further this end, it is the intent of the
   18  Legislature that an Office of Adoption and Child Protection be
   19  established. It is further the intent of the Legislature that
   20  Florida Prevention of Child Abuse, Abandonment and Neglect Plan:
   21  July 2010 – June 2015, be implemented and monitored by the
   22  agencies and organizations named within the plan. The
   23  Legislature finds that the plan contains low-cost and no cost
   24  cross-agency strategies adopted by the Children and Youth
   25  Cabinet. These activities are already underway and are privately
   26  and federally funded where necessary. No additional funds from
   27  the state are being requested for these activities. By February
   28  1, 2015, the Department of Children and Family Services shall
   29  report to the Legislature whether the plan has been effective
   30  and whether it should be updated and continued.
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   33         And the title is amended as follows:
   34         Delete lines 2 - 17
   35  and insert:
   36         An act relating to the welfare of children; amending
   37         s. 39.001, F.S.; requiring certain agencies and
   38         organizations named in the Florida Prevention of Child
   39         Abuse, Abandonment and Neglect Plan: July 2010 - 2015
   40         to implement and monitor the plan; providing
   41         legislative findings; requiring the Department of
   42         Children and Family Services to report to the
   43         Legislature; providing an effective date.