Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 404
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Health Policy (Cruz) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 291 and 292
    4  insert:
    5         Section 2. Section 390.01114, Florida Statutes, is
    6  repealed.
    7         Section 3. Section 390.01116, Florida Statutes, is
    8  repealed.
    9         Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section
   10  27.511, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   11         27.511 Offices of criminal conflict and civil regional
   12  counsel; legislative intent; qualifications; appointment;
   13  duties.—
   14         (6)(a) The office of criminal conflict and civil regional
   15  counsel has primary responsibility for representing persons
   16  entitled to court-appointed counsel under the Federal or State
   17  Constitution or as authorized by general law in civil
   18  proceedings, including, but not limited to, proceedings under s.
   19  393.12 and chapters 39, 392, 397, 415, 743, 744, and 984 and
   20  proceedings to terminate parental rights under chapter 63.
   21  Private court-appointed counsel eligible under s. 27.40 have
   22  primary responsibility for representing minors who request
   23  counsel under s. 390.01114, the Parental Notice of Abortion Act;
   24  however, the office of criminal conflict and civil regional
   25  counsel may represent a minor under that section if the court
   26  finds that no private court-appointed attorney is available.
   27         Section 5. Subsection (4) of section 743.067, Florida
   28  Statutes, is amended to read:
   29         743.067 Certified unaccompanied homeless youths.—
   30         (4) This section does not affect the requirements of s.
   31  390.01114.
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   34  And the title is amended as follows:
   35         Delete line 44
   36  and insert:
   37         severability; repealing ss. 390.01114 and 390.01116,
   38         F.S., relating to the Parental Notice of Abortion Act
   39         and public records exemptions for minors seeking
   40         waiver of notice requirements, respectively; amending
   41         ss. 27.511 and 743.067, F.S.; conforming provisions to
   42         changes made by the act; providing an effective date.