Florida Senate - 2012 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 44 Barcode 755778 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: RCS . 02/27/2012 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Rules (Jones) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 4 Delete everything after the enacting clause 5 and insert: 6 Section 1. The facts stated in the preamble to this act are 7 found and declared to be true. 8 Section 2. The City of Tallahassee is authorized and 9 directed to appropriate from funds of the city not otherwise 10 encumbered and to draw a warrant in the sum of $2.4 million, 11 payable to Irving Hoffman and Marjorie Weiss, as compensation 12 for injuries and damages sustained due to the murder of their 13 daughter, Rachel Hoffman. 14 Section 3. The amount awarded under this act is intended to 15 provide the sole compensation for all present and future claims 16 arising out of the factual situation described in this act which 17 resulted in the death of Rachel Hoffman. 18 Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 19 20 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 21 And the title is amended as follows: 22 23 Delete everything before the enacting clause 24 and insert: 25 A bill to be entitled 26 An act for the relief of Irving Hoffman and Marjorie 27 Weiss, parents of Rachel Hoffman, deceased, 28 individually and as co-personal representatives of the 29 Estate of Rachel Hoffman, by the City of Tallahassee; 30 providing for an appropriation to compensate them for 31 the wrongful death of their daughter, Rachel Hoffman, 32 who was murdered while serving as a confidential 33 informant for the Tallahassee Police Department; 34 providing an effective date. 35 36 WHEREAS, Rachel Hoffman served as a confidential informant 37 for the Tallahassee Police Department in May 2008, and 38 WHEREAS, Rachel Hoffman was murdered by Andrea Green and 39 Deneilo Bradshaw during a drug sting operation, and 40 WHEREAS, Andrea Green and Deneilo Bradshaw are both serving 41 life sentences for the murder of Rachel Hoffman, and 42 WHEREAS, the City of Tallahassee recognizes that it must 43 always be accountable for its conduct, and acknowledges that 44 mistakes were made and policies were violated in this case and 45 that the life of Rachel Hoffman was tragically lost, and 46 WHEREAS, the City of Tallahassee expresses its deepest 47 sorrow for the loss of Rachel Hoffman, and 48 WHEREAS, the City of Tallahassee offers its most sincere 49 condolences to the parents of Rachel Hoffman, Marjorie Weiss and 50 Irving Hoffman, and 51 WHEREAS, the City of Tallahassee has agreed to pay Irving 52 Hoffman and Marjorie Weiss a total of $2.6 million, and 53 WHEREAS, the City of Tallahassee has already paid a total 54 of $200,000 to Irving Hoffman and Marjorie Weiss, NOW, 55 THEREFORE,