Florida Senate - 2019                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 656
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/04/2019           .                                
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       The Committee on Judiciary (Baxley) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 25.386, Florida Statutes, is amended to
    6  read:
    7         25.386 Foreign language court interpreters.—
    8         (1) The Supreme Court shall establish minimum standards and
    9  procedures for qualifications, certification, professional
   10  conduct, discipline, and training of foreign language court
   11  interpreters who are appointed by a court of competent
   12  jurisdiction. The Supreme Court shall set fees to be charged to
   13  applicants for certification and renewal of certification as a
   14  foreign language court interpreter. The revenues generated from
   15  such fees shall be used to offset the costs of administration of
   16  the certification program and shall be deposited into the
   17  Administrative Trust Fund within the state courts system. The
   18  Supreme Court may appoint or employ such personnel as are
   19  necessary to assist the court in administering this section.
   20         (2) An applicant for certification as a foreign language
   21  court interpreter shall undergo security background
   22  investigations that include, but need not be limited to, the
   23  submission of a full set of fingerprints to the Department of
   24  Law Enforcement or to a vendor, entity, or agency authorized
   25  under s. 943.053(13). The vendor, entity, or agency shall
   26  forward the applicant’s fingerprints to the Department of Law
   27  Enforcement for state processing, and the Department of Law
   28  Enforcement shall forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau
   29  of Investigation for national processing.
   30         Section 2. Section 44.106, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   31  read:
   32         44.106 Standards and procedures for mediators and
   33  arbitrators; fees.—
   34         (1) The Supreme Court shall establish minimum standards and
   35  procedures for qualifications, certification, professional
   36  conduct, discipline, and training for mediators and arbitrators
   37  who are appointed pursuant to this chapter. The Supreme Court is
   38  authorized to set fees to be charged to applicants for
   39  certification and renewal of certification. The revenues
   40  generated from these fees shall be used to offset the costs of
   41  administration of the certification process. The Supreme Court
   42  may appoint or employ such personnel as are necessary to assist
   43  the court in exercising its powers and performing its duties
   44  under this chapter.
   45         (2) An applicant for certification as a mediator shall
   46  undergo security background investigations that include, but
   47  need not be limited to, the submission of a full set of
   48  fingerprints to the Department of Law Enforcement or to a
   49  vendor, entity, or agency authorized under s. 943.053(13). The
   50  vendor, entity, or agency shall forward the applicant’s
   51  fingerprints to the Department of Law Enforcement for state
   52  processing, and the Department of Law Enforcement shall forward
   53  the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for
   54  national processing.
   55         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
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   57  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   58  And the title is amended as follows:
   59         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   60  and insert:
   61                        A bill to be entitled                      
   62         An act relating to background screening; amending ss.
   63         25.386 and 44.106, F.S.; requiring that applicants for
   64         certification as a foreign language court interpreter
   65         or as a mediator, respectively, undergo certain
   66         background security investigations; providing an
   67         effective date.