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Legislative
Session - Week 9 Report
May 2-6, 2005
The House and
the Senate will
sine die this evening,
bringing the 2005 Legislative Session to a close.
Below are recent actions
taken on several key bills followed by the Conference.
A final Legislative Report will be issued shortly.
LIFE AND
DEATH
Parental Notice of Abortion CS HB 1659 (Kottkamp) which provides that notice shall be given to parent or guardian by physician referencing or the one who will perform termination of pregnancy procedure and provides for waiver of notice, was passed with amendments by the Senate and returned to the House. The House passed the bill as amended and ordered it engrossed, then enrolled. The bill will now be sent to the governor.
The companion bill CS SB 1908 (Dockery), was substituted by the Senate for CS HB 1659.
Click here to access Senator Dockery's press release. Please convey appreciation to bill sponsors Senator Dockery and Representative Jeff Kottkamp, as well as others who supported this important legislation.
Click here to view vote history for both bills.
Women's Health and Safety Act CS HB 1041 (Bean), which revises requirements for rules of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) relating to abortion clinics performing abortions after the first trimester of pregnancy, was taken up by the Senate, passed with amendment, and returned to the House. The House concurred with the Senate amendment, passed the bill, and ordered it engrossed, then enrolled. The bill will now be sent to the governor.
The companion bill CS SB 1862 (Dockery), was substituted by the Senate for CS HB 1041.
Click here for text of final legislation. Please convey appreciation to Representative Bean, Senator Dockery and others who supported this legislation.
Click here to view vote history for both bills.
EDUCATION SB 2 (King, Jr) - Amends provision re John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; extends term of scholarship; requires that private school maintain physical location in this state; prohibits participating private schools from sending or directing scholarship funds to parents of scholarship student who receives instruction at home; requires DOE to determine eligibility of private school to participate in program, etc. This bill provide provisions for academic and scholarship accountability. As the session is concluding, this bill remains under active consideration by both chambers with important testing and background screening provisions creating considerable controversy. It is not certain whether it will pass.
Children's Summer Nutrition / Ms. Will Ann Glenn Act HB 227 (Greenstein) - Requires each district school board to develop a plan to sponsor summer nutrition program; provides criteria for operating program sites; authorizes school boards to encourage not-for-profit entities to sponsor said program under certain circumstances; authorizes superintendent of schools to collaborate with specified agencies to implement said program. The bill has passed the House and Senate and has been sent to the governor.
School Students/Psychotropic Medications HB 209 (Barreiro) - Defines term "psychotropic medication"; prohibits recipients of state funds used for educational purposes from requiring student to be prescribed or administered psychotropic medication as condition of receipt of educational services; provides requirements for administration; provides restriction re diagnosis of treatment of mental disorders. This bill has passed the House and Senate and has been sent to the governor.
Child Protective Investigations
SB 758 (Wise) -
Provides staff of children's advocacy
center with access to records of child abuse & neglect; prohibits use of
information contained in reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect
in institutional investigations for purposes that adversely affect
interests of persons not identified as responsible.
The bill has passed both House and Senate and has been sent to the
governor.
HEALTH Medicaid Reform CS CS HB 6003 - The Florida Senate sent its reform package to the House today. As of this writing, it is unclear whether or not the House will take up the issue again. Key features of the Senate package include:
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