Florida Senate - 2021                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 590
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/20/2021           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Harrell) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Substitute for Amendment (359110) 
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    3         Delete lines 333 - 343
    4  and insert:
    5         7. Policies of the school district must require that in a
    6  student crisis situation, school or law enforcement personnel
    7  must make a reasonable attempt to contact a mental health
    8  professional who may initiate an involuntary examination
    9  pursuant to s. 394.463, unless the child poses an imminent
   10  danger to themselves or others before initiating an involuntary
   11  examination pursuant to s. 394.463. Such contact may be in
   12  person or using telehealth as defined in s. 456.47. The mental
   13  health professional may be available to the school district
   14  either by contracts or interagency agreements with one or more
   15  local community behavioral health providers or the local mobile
   16  response team or be a direct or contracted school district
   17  employee.