| 1 | Representative(s) Galvano offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment |
| 4 | Remove line(s) 1991-2005 and insert: |
| 5 | (1) JURISDICTION.--When a person is mentally retarded and |
| 6 | requires involuntary admission to residential services provided |
| 7 | by the agency, the circuit court of the county in which the |
| 8 | person resides shall have jurisdiction to conduct a hearing and |
| 9 | enter an order involuntarily admitting the person in order that |
| 10 | the person may receive the care, treatment, habilitation, and |
| 11 | rehabilitation which the person needs. For the purpose of |
| 12 | identifying mental retardation, diagnostic capability shall be |
| 13 | established by the agency. Except as otherwise specified, the |
| 14 | proceedings under this section shall be governed by the Florida |
| 15 | Rules of Civil Procedure. |