Florida Senate - 2013 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1212 Barcode 558942 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: WD . 04/15/2013 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Sobel) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (819690) 2 3 Delete lines 106 - 110 4 and insert: 5 (b) The state ombudsman shall be appointed byand shall6serve at the pleasure ofthe Secretary of Elderly Affairs from a 7 list of names submitted by the State Ombudsman Council. 8 Candidates mustThe secretary shall appoint a person who has9 have expertise and experience in the fields of long-term care 10 and advocacy to serve as state ombudsman. The Secretary may 11 remove the State Ombudsman only after consulting with the State 12 Ombudsman Council and after a vote of two-thirds of all state 13 council members is attained.