| 1 | Representative Galvano offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment |
| 4 | Remove lines 195-237 and insert: |
| 5 | immediately electronically transferred to the appropriate county |
| 6 | sheriff's office by the central abuse hotline. |
| 7 | (c) If the report is of an instance of known or suspected |
| 8 | child abuse, abandonment, or neglect that occurred out of state |
| 9 | and the alleged perpetrator and the child alleged to be a victim |
| 10 | live out of state, the central abuse hotline shall not accept |
| 11 | the report or call for investigation, but shall transfer the |
| 12 | information on the report to the appropriate state. |
| 13 | (d) If the report is of an instance of known or suspected |
| 14 | child abuse involving impregnation of a child under 16 years of |
| 15 | age by a person 21 years of age or older solely under s. |
| 16 | 827.04(3), the report shall be made immediately to the |
| 17 | appropriate county sheriff's office or other appropriate law |
| 18 | enforcement agency. If the report is of an instance of known or |
| 19 | suspected child abuse solely under s. 827.04(3), the reporting |
| 20 | provisions of this subsection do not apply to health care |
| 21 | professionals or other persons who provide medical or counseling |
| 22 | services to pregnant children when such reporting would |
| 23 | interfere with the provision of medical services. |
| 24 | (e) Reports involving known or suspected institutional |
| 25 | child abuse or neglect shall be made and received in the same |
| 26 | manner as all other reports made pursuant to this section. |
| 27 | (f) Reports involving a known or suspected juvenile sexual |
| 28 | offender or a child who has exhibited inappropriate sexual |
| 29 | behavior shall be made and received by the department. |
| 30 | 1. The department shall determine the age of the alleged |
| 31 | juvenile sexual offender, if known. |
| 32 | 2. If When the alleged juvenile sexual offender is 12 |
| 33 | years of age or younger, the central abuse hotline shall |
| 34 | immediately electronically transfer the report or call to the |
| 35 | county sheriff's appropriate law enforcement agency office. The |
| 36 | department shall conduct an assessment and assist the family in |
| 37 | receiving appropriate services pursuant to s. 39.307, and send a |
| 38 | written report of the allegation to the appropriate county |
| 39 | sheriff's office within 48 hours after the initial report is |
| 40 | made to the central abuse hotline. |
| 41 | 3. If When the alleged juvenile sexual offender is 13 |
| 42 | years of age or older, the central abuse hotline department |
| 43 | shall immediately electronically transfer the report or call to |
| 44 | the appropriate county sheriff's office by the central abuse |
| 45 | hotline, and send a written report to the appropriate county |
| 46 | sheriff's office |