Florida Senate - 2021                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 288
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  01/26/2021           .                                
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       The Committee on Criminal Justice (Rouson) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 154 - 174
    4  and insert:
    5  Statutes, by a “victim of Florida reform school abuse,” as
    6  defined in section 1 of this act, or an intervenor, as defined
    7  in s. 960.03(9), Florida Statutes, the term “crime” means a
    8  felony or misdemeanor offense committed by an adult or a
    9  juvenile which results in a mental or physical injury or death.
   10  A mental injury must be verified by a psychologist licensed
   11  under chapter 490, Florida Statutes; by a physician licensed
   12  under chapter 458 or chapter 459, Florida Statutes, who has
   13  completed an accredited residency in psychiatry; or by a
   14  physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459, Florida
   15  Statutes, who has obtained certification as an expert witness
   16  pursuant to s. 458.3175 or s. 459.0066, Florida Statutes.
   17         (2) Notwithstanding s. 960.065(2)(c) and (3), Florida
   18  Statutes, for purposes of a claim under chapter 960, Florida
   19  Statutes, a “victim of Florida reform school abuse,” as defined
   20  in section 1 of this act, is eligible to file a claim under
   21  chapter 960, Florida Statutes.
   22         (3) Notwithstanding s. 960.07, Florida Statutes, for
   23  purposes of a claim under chapter 960, Florida Statutes, by a
   24  “victim of Florida reform school abuse,” as defined in section 1
   25  of this act, the victim or intervenor, as defined in s.
   26  960.03(9), Florida Statutes, may file a claim relating
   27