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2007
Final
Legislative Report
Updated: June 21, 2007
Florida Legislative Session
March 6 – May
4, 2007
The 2007
Regular Legislative Session adjourned sine die Friday, May 4
at 4:10 p.m.
This report identifies
important bills followed by the Florida Catholic Conference during the
session and their final legislative status. Additional
information on the Conference's public policy advocacy can be found on
our Website,
www.flacathconf.org. For complete text of any bill listed on this report, please visit the
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The Florida Senate or
The Florida House of Representatives.
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Final status of bills appears in
green.
LIFE AND DEATH
|
Issue |
Bill(s) and
Sponsor(s) |
Description |
Conference Position |
Comments |
|
Abandoned Newborn |
SB 1950 (Children, Families, and Elder Affairs) |
Parental ID/Leaving Newborn:
Removes repeal of exemption from public-records with respect to
identity of parent who leaves newborn infant at hospital, emergency
medical services station, or fire station. |
Support |
Legislation removed a provision to
repeal this good law. Passed;
ordered enrolled;
signed into law by Governor. |
|
Unborn Child |
HB 71 (Poppell)
SB 234 (Posey) |
Offenses Against
Unborn Children:
Cites act as "Florida Unborn Victims of Violence Act"; revises
terminology to refer to "unborn child" rather than "viable fetus"; provides that certain offenses re killing of
unborn child by injury or death to mother do not require specified knowledge or
intent. |
Support |
Legislation acknowledged
unborn child from moment of conception forward.
HB 71-Died
in Senate messages.
SB 234-Died in committee. |
|
Parental Notice of Abortion |
HB 1497
(Traviesa)
SB 1602
(Storms) |
Abortion/Parental Notification:
Requires specified waiting period after notice;
revises provisions re notice; provides exceptions; requires
appointment of guardian ad litem for minor petitioning for waiver of
notice requirements; specifies factors to be considered in
determining whether minor is sufficiently mature to waive notice
requirements; revises provisions re confidentiality of hearings.
|
Support |
Between
July 2005-Dec. 2006, 737 judicial bypass petitions for abortion were
filed; 690 bypasses were granted.
HB 1497-Died
in Senate returning messages.
SB 1602-Laid on table; refer to
HB 1497. |
|
Ethical
Research
Environment |
HB 1065 (Flores)
SB 2496 (Haridopolos) |
Stem Cell Research:
Cites act as "Florida Hope Offered through Principled, Ethically
Sound Stem Cell Research Act"; establishes state program to fund
only non-destructive embryonic stem cell research with $20 million
annually; provides prohibitions re human cloning. |
Support |
See media program
Supporting
Ethical Stem Cell Research and other information on Conference
Web site.
HB 1065-Died on House calendar.
SB 2496-Died in committee. |
|
Ethical
Research
Environment |
HB 555 (Sands)
SB 750 (Geller) |
Biomedical Research:
Revises uses for funds credited to Biomedical Research Trust
Fund; provides for grants-in-aid program for purpose of conducting
embryonic, amniotic, or human adult stem cell research. |
Oppose |
HB 555-Died
in committee.
SB 750-Died
in committee. |
|
Ethical
Research
Environment |
HB 7079 (Healthcare Council) |
Biomedical Research:
Revises provisions for the
use of state-appropriated funds for
research;
allows for state funding of destructive embryo research and
human cloning. |
Monitor |
Died in conference committee. |
|
Death Penalty |
HB 1481 (Coley)
SB 2740 (Argenziano) |
Death Penalty Reform Act:
Prohibits certain public defenders from representing certain persons
sentenced to death. |
Oppose |
Legislation eliminated ability to file an appeal after a date
certain.
HB 1481-Died
in committee.
SB 2740-Died
in committee. |
SOCIAL CONCERNS
|
Issue |
Bill(s) and
Sponsor(s) |
Description |
Conference Position |
Comments |
|
Criminal Justice |
HB 125 (Taylor)
SB 2464 (Joyner) |
Wrongful Incarceration/Compensation: Provides that
person who has been wrongfully convicted of felony and incarcerated within
DOC may be financially compensated if determined to be innocent; authorizes
Legislature to make official apology. |
Support |
HB 125-Died
in Senate messages.
SB 2464-Died in committee. |
|
Criminal Justice |
SB 542 (Margolis)
HB 1477 (Ausley) |
Forensic Mental Health:
Creates Criminal Justice and Mental Health Reinvestment Grant
Program within DCFS for purpose of providing funds to counties to
establish or expand initiatives to improve accessibility and
effectiveness of mental health and substance abuse treatment
services for people who have mental illness or co-occurring
substance abuse disorder and who are in justice system; specifies
issues to be included in annual report. |
Support |
SB 542-Laid on table; refer to HB 1477.
HB
1477-Passed; ordered enrolled; signed into law
by Governor. |
|
Affordable Housing |
SB 144 (King, Jr.) |
State Housing Trust
Fund/Cap: Removes cap on certain funds distributed to State
Housing Trust Fund. |
Support |
Died in committee. |
|
Affordable Housing |
SB 780 (Garcia) HB 1375
(Davis, M.)
|
Affordable Housing: Removes prohibition on state
allocation pool from being used to provide written confirmations for private
activity bonds that are to be issued by Florida Housing Finance Corporation;
provides criteria to be used in assessing just valuation of certain
affordable housing properties serving certain low-income and moderate-income
persons; authorizes certain public housing authorities to create
self-insurance fund. |
Support |
SB 780-Laid
on table, refer to HB 1375.
HB 1375-Passed; ordered enrolled;
signed into law by Governor. |
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Homeless Housing |
HB 1083 (Culp) |
Homelessness: Increases and revises membership on
Council on Homelessness; creates Housing First program; creates 3-year Youth
Housing First Continuum Pilot Program. |
Support |
Died in
Senate messages. |
|
Health and
Human Services |
SB 212 (Lynn)
HB 283 (Chestnut) is a
similar bill. |
Florida 211 Network:
Requires network to provide services in each county and to coordinate
services with county emergency management agencies during disasters;
provides requirements for distribution of state funds appropriated for such
purposes; requires local matching funds; defines term "211 provider";
authorizes additional positions. |
Support |
211 Network to link social services is
available in some but not all counties. SB
212-Died in
committee.
HB 283-Died in
Senate messages. |
|
Social Work |
SB 2508 (Rich) |
Social Worker Identification: Defines term
"social worker"; prohibits persons from identifying themselves as
social workers unless they hold certain credentials; provides
exceptions; requires Department of Health to adopt rules. |
Support |
Died in House messages. |
Developmental
Disabilities |
SB 1124 (Peaden) |
Home/Community Services/Persons
with Disabilities: Requires AHCA, in
consultation with APD, to seek federal approval & implement
four-tiered waiver system for purpose of serving clients with
developmental disabilities; provides requirements & limitations re
each tier; requires APD to seek federal waivers & amend contracts in
order to implement waiver system. |
Support |
Passed; ordered enrolled;
signed into law
by Governor. |
Developmental
Disabilities |
HB 127 (Lynn)
SB 402 (Fasano)
is a similar bill. |
Developmental Disabilities
Institution: Requires Agency for Persons with Disabilities to
give written notice to certain specified persons if agency proposes
to close or reduce resident population of developmental disabilities
institution; requires Governor and Cabinet to hold public hearing
and that notice of public hearing be given in specified manner;
requires specified level of funding until plan is completed; creates
family advisory council. |
Support |
Legislation protected disabled persons from
residency closings without state's review.
HB
127-Died in
committee.
SB 402-Died in committee. |
Developmental
Disabilities |
HB 7067 (Healthcare Council,
Galvano) |
Fixed-Payment Service Delivery System:
Requires Agency for Healthcare Administration to
implement federal waivers to administer model fixed-payment service
delivery system for Medicaid recipients with developmental
disabilities; provides for implementation of system on pilot basis
in certain areas of state and for mandatory enrollment in system
pilot areas. |
Monitor |
Died in
Committee. |
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Disabilities |
SB 1720 (Crist) |
Literacy Education for Blind Persons:
Requires that instruction in Braille be part of individualized
education program for child who is blind or visually impaired;
provides exceptions and conditions, standards for such instruction,
and specifies contents of individualized education program. |
Support |
Died in
Committee. |
|
Adoption |
HB 1309 (Galvano)
SB 1388 (Storms) |
Adoption and Child
Protection: Redesignates Office of Child
Abuse Prevention as Office of Adoption and Child Protection; revises
purpose of office; provides for Chief Child Advocate and provides
duties therefore; provides for promotion of adoption and support of
adoptive families in state plan of office; establishes Child Abuse
Prevention and Permanency Advisory Council and provides for
composition thereof; establishes subsidized adoption program. |
Support |
HB 1309-Passed;
ordered enrolled;
signed into law by Governor.
SB 1388-Laid on table; refer to HB 1309. |
|
Adoption |
SB 206
(Dawson) |
Adoptive Parents: Provides
standard for selecting adoptive parent; requires individual
assessment of prospective adoptive parents of minor; eliminates ban
on adoption by person who is homosexual. |
Oppose |
See Conference position
paper on
adoption by homosexuals.
Died in
Committee. |
|
Adoption |
HB 599 (Mahon)
SB 2030 (Rich) |
Adoption:
Revises procedures to terminate parental rights
pending adoption. Safe haven/abandoned newborn language amended to
both bills, extends definition of newborn infant from 3 to 7 days. |
Support |
HB 599-Died in Senate messages.
SB 2030-Died in
Committee. |
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Foster Care |
HB 507 (Kendrick) |
Rights of Dependent Children and
Youth: Authorizes DCFS to permit children
in foster care to participate in home schooling, enroll in K-8
Virtual School Program, or attend private school on scholarship
under certain conditions; provides process for recommending change
of placement of child in shelter or foster home who is perceived to
be at risk; provides for appearance of child in court to discuss
placement informational session. |
Monitor |
Died in
Senate messages.
|
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Children |
HB 229 (Mahon)
SB 1612 (Rich) |
Guardian Ad Litem Direct-support Organization:
Provides for organization and operation of direct-support
organization for Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office. |
Support |
Enabled establishment of new
organization to raise funds for the Guardian ad litem program.
HB 229-Passed;
ordered enrolled;
signed into law by Governor.
SB 1612-Laid on
table; refer to HB 229. |
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Immigrants |
SB 2032 (Margolis)
HB 7181 (Healthcare Council) |
Human Trafficking/Immigrant
Survivor: Requires DCFS to provide services to immigrant
survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, & other serious
crimes to extent funds are available; provides for same state &
local benefits that refugees receive; provides that sworn statement
by victim is sufficient evidence for purposes of determining
eligibility for services if supported by at least one piece of
additional evidence. |
Support |
SB 2032-Laid on table; refer to HB 7181.
HB 7181-Passed; ordered enrolled; signed
into law by Governor. |
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Environment |
HB 549 (Traviesa)
SB 1202 (Bennett) |
Power Plants/Integrated
Gasification: Revises definitions re certain power plants to
include integrated gasification combined cycle power plants. |
Support |
A cleaner technology for coal fired
plants.
HB 549-Passed; ordered enrolled;
signed into law by Governor.
SB 1202-Laid on table, refer to HB 549. |
|
Environment |
SB 2446 (Saunders, B.) |
Global Warming:
Creates Florida Climate Action Partnership for
purpose of developing plan and making policy recommendations
addressing global warming; directs that partnership be staffed by
Executive Office of Governor; requires interim recommendations and
report; provides for expiration of partnership. |
Monitor |
Died on Senate Calendar. |
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Environment |
HB 1257 (Richardson)
SB 2136 (Constantine) |
Green Schools Pilot
Project/Education: Establishes pilot project to enable selected
school districts to comply with certain building certification
standards; provides for application and selection process for
participation in pilot project; provides minimum requirements for
participation; establishes Green Schools Grant Program through which
funds shall be made available to participating school districts. |
Support |
HB 1257-Died on House
calendar.
SB 2136-Died in House
messages. |
|
Environment |
HB 7123 (Environment
and Natural Resources Council) |
Energy: Revises provisions for
renewable energy source exemption. |
Support |
Passed; ordered enrolled; vetoed
by Governor. |
|
Sexual Battery |
HB 1081 (Kravitz) |
Minor/Sexual Battery: Provides
that the time
period for commencing prosecution for battery upon minor does
not run during certain specified time periods. |
Monitor |
Died in committee. |
|
Sexual Battery |
SB 2246 (Ring) |
Sexual Battery on
Minor: Provides for time period for commencing civil action
based upon act that constitutes sexual battery upon minor to be
tolled under certain circumstances; provides that time period for
commencing prosecution for sexual battery upon minor does not run
during certain specified time periods. |
Monitor |
Died in committee. |
|
Property Tax |
HB 7001(Government Efficiency and
Accountability Council) |
Ad Valorem Taxation: Limits
the millage rates that counties, municipalities, and special
districts adopt without approval from a two-thirds vote of the
governing board; requires governments to reduce property tax rates
so that revenues will not exceed the amount of 2000-2001 revenues
plus CPI inflation; provides exemptions for certain hospital and
health care districts, children's services independent special
districts, and fiscally constrained counties. |
Monitor |
Died in conference committee. |
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Consumer Choice |
SB 998 (Bennett)
HB 529 (Traviesa) |
Cable TV/Video Service Franchises:
Cites act as "Consumer Choice Act of 2007"; prohibits counties
and municipalities from negotiating terms and conditions re cable
and video services; deletes authorization for counties and
municipalities to award cable service franchises and restriction
that cable service companies not operate without such franchise. |
Monitor |
SB 998-Laid on table, refer to HB
529.
HB 529-Passed; ordered enrolled; signed into
law by Governor. |
EDUCATION
|
Issue |
Bill(s) and
Sponsor(s) |
Description |
Conference Position |
Comments |
|
Scholarships
/Vouchers |
SB 228
(Lynn)
HB 1067 (Patterson) |
Bright Futures Scholarship Program:
Authorizes student to use award from Bright
futures Scholarship Program for enrollment in summer term. |
Monitor |
Public and nonpublic school students
are eligible for Bright Future Scholarships, provided they meet
GPA and SAT requirements.
SB
228-Died in committee.
HB 1067-Died in committee.
|
Scholarships
/Vouchers |
HB 465 (Legg)
SB 1212 (Wise) |
Corporate Income Tax Credit
Scholarship Program: Provides that students placed in foster
care are eligible for participation in scholarship program. |
Monitor |
Students can use this scholarship at
participating Catholic schools.
HB 465-Died on House calendar.
SB 1212-Died in committee. |
Scholarships
/Vouchers |
SB 2380 (Webster)
HB 7145 (Schools
and Learning Council) |
Corporate Income
Tax Credit Scholarship Program: Amends
provisions to revise program purposes; provides for eligibility of
siblings of certain students; revises provisions re authorized uses
of scholarship funds and expenditure of contributions received
during fiscal year; amends provisions re John M. McKay Scholarships
for Students with Disabilities Program to revise scholarship
ineligibility and private school eligibility provisions. |
Monitor |
SB 2380-Laid
on table; refer to HB 7145.
HB 7145-Died in House returning messages. |
Scholarships
/Vouchers |
SB 344 (Wilson) |
Voluntary Prekindergarten Education:
Revises number of instructional hours that are required for
school-year prekindergarten program delivered by private
kindergarten provider; revises number of instructional hours that
are required to be considered full-time equivalent student in
Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program. |
Monitor |
Conference supported increased funding and full day program for VPK
program.
Died in committee. |
|
Scholarships
/Vouchers |
SB 1642 (Fasano) |
McKay Scholarships/Autism Disorder: Authorizes
McKay Scholarship to fund home-based early intervention program for
child with Autism Spectrum Disorder. |
Support |
Conference supported language that
would restore eligibility for children with Autism Spectrum
Disorder.
Died in committee. |
Scholarships
/Vouchers |
SB 2470 (Wise) |
McKay Scholarship/Continuing Participation:
Authorizes students who, due to their disability, are not able to
maintain regular and direct contact with private school they are
attending on scholarship to continue to participate in McKay
Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program. |
Support |
Conference supported legislation that restores McKay
Scholarship Program eligibility to students who have been
disenfranchised from the program because they cannot meet attendance
requirements.
Died in committee. |
Scholarships
/Vouchers |
SB 2600
(King, Jr.) |
Transition
Program/Students with Disabilities: Provides continuity in education of
students with disabilities who formerly received scholarships under McKay
Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; provides eligibility
criteria for students and private schools to participate in program;
requires DOE notify parents of program; provides eligibility requirements
for private schools that participate in program. |
Support |
Conference supported legislation that restores McKay
Scholarship Program eligibility to students who are unable to meet
attendance requirements for a minimum of 170 days in a classroom.
Died in committee. |
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Background Screening |
SB 106 (Hill) |
Child Care Facilities/Screening: Provides that employment screening for good moral character is valid for 1
year; requires child care personnel to be rescreened using level 2 standards
for screening. |
Monitor |
Conference supported level 2 screening for childcare facility
employees.
Bill does not specify process for childcare personnel to comply with
electronic background screening requirements.
Died in committee. |
|
Background Screening |
SB 988 (Argenziano) |
High-risk Offenders:
Revises background screening requirements for certain non-instructional
school district employees and contractors as an extension of the Jessica
Lunsford Act. |
Monitor |
Conference monitored this legislation to
determine public and private requirements as relating to level of
background screenings and how volunteers, employees and contractors
are defined.
Passed; ordered enrolled;
signed into law by Governor. |
|
Nonpublic School
Teachers |
SB 1816 (Posey) |
Critical Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program:
Expands program to include nonpublic school teachers who are state certified
and teach in a critical teacher area as defined by the State Board of
Education. |
Support |
Catholic school teachers would be eligible to have their college
loans forgiven on an equitable basis with their public school
counterparts. Legislation created incentives for teachers to remain
in nonpublic schools, allowing these schools to teach more students.
For every child in a private school, the state saves minimally
$7,000.
Died in committee. |
|
School Health |
SB 418 (Wilson) |
School Health Services: Cites act
as "One School, One Nurse Act"; grants certain persons sovereign immunity
when rendering school health services; creates provision re public-private
partnerships for provision of school nurse services. |
Monitor |
Conference supported expanding this bill to include nonpublic
schools.
Died in committee. |
|
Mandatory Vaccinations |
HB 561 (Homan)
SB 660 (Fasano) |
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)/Schools:
Requires public
and
private middle schools in state to provide to certain students
and
their parents or guardians information re HPV, its vaccine,
and
cervical cancer; prohibits certain students from admission into school
without providing evidence of vaccination for HPV. |
Monitor |
Conference issued a position paper
HPV Vaccine Legislation and sent
correspondence to Rep. Homan.
HB 561-Died in
committee.
SB 660-Died in
committee. |
|
Abstinence Instruction |
HB 663 (Randolph)
SB 162 (Geller) |
Schools/Abstinence-only Instruction:
Provides
parental right to know re abstinence-only instruction; requires
certain school principals to mail notice to parents re provision of
abstinence-only instruction and right to review abstinence-only
curriculum; authorizes excuse from such instruction under certain
conditions. |
Oppose |
Legislation undermined abstinence-only sexual education.
HB 663-Died in
committee.
SB 162-Died on Senate calendar.
|
|
School Year |
SB 148 (Posey) |
Opening of Schools/Labor Day: Provides
exception to requirement that school may not open earlier than 14 days
before Labor Day. |
Monitor |
Died in committee. |
|
School Attendance |
HB 277
(Thompson, G.) |
Students/School Attendance: Revises
eligibility requirements for driving privileges; revises age for compulsory
school attendance.
|
Monitor |
Compulsory school
attendance laws apply to all children between 6 and 18 years of age
and both public and private schools. A student who attains the age
of 18 during the school year has the right to file a formal
declaration of intent to terminate school enrollment.
Died in committee. |
|
K-8 virtual schools funding |
HB 7081
(Schools and Learning Council) |
Education Funding: For the 2007-08 school year, funding
models indicate K-8 virtual schools will receive between $5,900 and
$5,940 per FTE. The per FTE state
average funding in the 2006-07 FEFP is $6,840, which is a savings of
about $900 for each K-8 virtual school student. Students enrolled in
a K-8 virtual school would also
generate a savings in capital outlay expenditures because these
students receive services in their homes
and would not require a
classroom. This bill would allow
K-8 virtual schools to receive additional funding through grants and
donations. |
Monitor |
Conference was
monitoring this legislation to compare funding for online home
education in contrast to funding for scholarships directed at
schools with physical sites.
Died on House calendar. |
|
Bullying |
HB 575 (Thompson, N) |
Bullying/Harassment/Public K-12 Schools:
Cites act as "Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up for All Students Act";
prohibits bullying and harassment of any student or employee of
public K-12 educational institution; requires DOE approval of school
district's policy and school district compliance with reporting
procedures as prerequisites to receipt of safe schools funds. |
Monitor |
Died in Senate
Messages. |
|
Drug Testing |
HB 461 (Llorente) |
High School Athletics/Drug Testing:
Requires Florida High School Athletic Assoc. to facilitate 1-year drug
testing program to randomly test certain students for anabolic steroid use. |
Monitor |
Catholic schools are members of the
FHSAA.
Passed; ordered enrolled;
signed into law by Governor. |
|
Parental Information |
SB 2850
(Diaz de la Portilla) |
Exceptional Student Evaluation/Parent Information:
Requires that parents be provided full information re student
evaluation and treatment before giving consent; redefines term
"psychotropic medication". |
Monitor |
Died in committee. |
|
Child
Care Rating
Requirements |
HB 1107 (Ausley)
SB 2226 (Rich) |
Child
Care/Quality Rating System: Establishes Florida's Sunshine State
Stars Quality Rating System, a voluntary rating system; provides
quality rating requirements for early learning programs, child care
facilities, and facilities participating in Voluntary
Prekindergarten Education Program; establishes voluntary pilot
program in specified counties; provides financial incentives for
advancement in quality rating. |
Monitor |
Conference was
tracking this legislation to determine if the Quality Rating System
is a mandated state system of accreditation.
HB 1107-Died on House calendar.
SB 2226-Died in
committee. |
HEALTH
|
Issue |
Bill(s) and Sponsor(s) |
Description |
Conference Position |
Comments |
|
Children’s Health Insurance
|
SB 930 (Dawson)
HB 1173 (Ausley) SB 7008
(Health Policy)
HB 7189 (Healthcare Council) |
Florida KidCare Program: Streamlines program to ease enrollment and
improve administration and retention. |
Support |
See Conference position paper
Children's Health.
HB
930-Died in committee.
HB 1173-Died
in committee.
SB 7008-Died
in committee.
HB 7189-Died in
Senate messages. |
|
Senior Care |
HB 7065
(Healthcare Council)
|
Florida Senior Care:
Makes
a pilot program to shift long-term care Medicaid beneficiaries into
managed care voluntary and changes one of two pilot demonstration
sites from the panhandle to Miami-Dade
County. Beneficiaries "opt-in" in order to participate in a managed
care program. |
Monitor |
Passed; ordered enrolled;
signed into law by Governor. |
|
Disabled Persons |
SB 1826 (Gaetz)
HB 1597 (Ford) |
Home/Community-Based Waiver Project:
Requires
Agency for Persons with Disabilities
and AHCA to establish pilot project for certain clients who are
currently served through federal waivers for Medicaid home and
community-based services and family and supported living services. |
Monitor |
SB 1826-Died in
committee.
HB 1597-Died
in committee. |
|
Freedom to Serve |
SB 1156 (Rich)
HB 1191 (Roberson) |
Prevention First Act: Promotes contraceptive
education via Web through schools; incorporates language requiring
health providers to treat victims in a way affirming very early
abortion in violation of religious/moral conscience. |
Oppose |
See Conference position paper
Care for Victims of Sexual Assault.
SB 1156-Died in
committee.
HB
1191-Died in committee. |
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Organ Donation |
HB 455 (Cretul)
SB 1350 (Oelrich) |
Organ and Tissue Donation: Reorganizes
organ and tissue donation registry and provides funding source aimed
at increasing organization. |
Monitor |
Conference views organization
positively, so long as appropriate ethical safeguards are followed.
HB 455-Passed;
ordered enrolled.
Vetoed by Governor
SB 1350-Laid on table, refer to HB 455. |
Larry D. Keough,
Associate Director for Education – rights of Catholic school
children in state and federal education programs, scholarships/vouchers,
teacher certification, testing and school health services,
lkeough@flacathconf.org
Michael B. Sheedy, Associate Director for Health - health care
accessibility, stem cell policy, end-of-life care, and general health care,
msheedy@flacathconf.org
Sheila S. Hopkins, Associate Director for Social Concerns/Respect Life
- children and families, adoption, immigrants, domestic violence, affordable
housing, homeless, elderly, environment, disabled, farmworkers,
incarcerated, abortion and death penalty,
shopkins@flacathconf.org
Michele M. Taylor, Associate for Communications – FCC Advocacy
Network, media relations, Web site,
mtaylor@flacathconf.org
D. Michael McCarron, Executive Director - church and state
issues, tax exemption, miscellaneous,
mccarron@flacathconf.org
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