Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 682
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  01/26/2012           .                                
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       The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability
       (Latvala) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 66 - 118
    4  and insert:
    5         (1) The task force shall consist of 18 volunteer,
    6  culturally diverse members, of whom six shall be appointed by
    7  the Governor, six shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House
    8  of Representatives, and six shall be appointed by the President
    9  of the Senate, as follows:
   10         (a) A member of the House of Representatives.
   11         (b) A member of the Senate.
   12         (c) A representative from the Alzheimer’s Association.
   13         (d) At least one person having Alzheimer’s disease or a
   14  related form of dementia.
   15         (e) At least one family caregiver or former family
   16  caregiver of a person having Alzheimer’s disease or a related
   17  form of dementia.
   18         (f) A representative from the Alzheimer’s Disease Advisory
   19  Committee.
   20         (g) A representative of law enforcement with knowledge
   21  about the disappearance and recovery, self-neglect, abuse,
   22  exploitation, and suicide of persons having Alzheimer’s disease
   23  or a related form of dementia.
   24         (h) A representative who has knowledge of and experience
   25  with the Baker Act and its impact on persons having Alzheimer’s
   26  disease or a related form of dementia.
   27         (i) An expert on disaster preparedness and response for
   28  persons having Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of
   29  dementia.
   30         (j) A representative of a health care facility or hospice
   31  that serves persons with Alzheimer’s disease.
   32         (k) A representative of the adult day care services
   33  industry.
   34         (l) A representative of health care practitioners
   35  specializing in the treatment of persons having Alzheimer’s
   36  disease or a related form of dementia.
   37         (m) A Florida board-certified elder law attorney.
   38         (n) A representative of the area agencies on aging or aging
   39  and disability resource centers.
   40         (o) A person who is an Alzheimer’s disease researcher.
   41         (p) A representative from a memory disorder clinic.
   42         (q) A representative of the assisted living facility
   43  industry.
   44         (r) A representative of the skilled nursing facility
   45  industry.
   46         (2) Initial appointments to the task force shall be made by
   47  July 1, 2012. A vacancy on the task force shall be filled for
   48  the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as the
   49  original appointment.
   50         (3) Members shall serve on the task force without
   51  compensation and may not receive reimbursement for per diem or
   52  travel expenses.
   53         (4) The Department of Elderly Affairs shall convene the
   54  task force and provide necessary administrative support.
   55         (5) The task force shall:
   56         (a) Submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
   57  and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 30,
   58  2013, an interim study regarding state trends with respect to
   59  persons having Alzheimer’s disease or a related form of dementia
   60  and their needs.