Florida Senate - 2017                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 14
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/04/2017           .                                
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       The Committee on Judiciary (Artiles) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 74 - 98
    4  and insert:
    5         WHEREAS, the district and Lillian Beauchamp, as the
    6  personal representative of the estate of Aaron Beauchamp, have
    7  reached a settlement agreement in the amount $1.5 million, NOW,
    8  THEREFORE,
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. The facts stated in the preamble to this act are
   13  found and declared to be true.
   14         Section 2. The St. Lucie County School District is
   15  authorized and directed to appropriate from its funds not
   16  otherwise encumbered and, on or before November 1, 2017, to draw
   17  a warrant in the amount of $1.5 million payable to Lillian
   18  Beauchamp, as the personal representative of the estate of Aaron
   19  Beauchamp, as compensation for damages sustained in connection
   20  with his wrongful death.
   21         Section 3. The amount awarded under this act is intended to
   22  provide the sole compensation for all present and future claims
   23  arising out of the factual situation described in this act which
   24  resulted in the wrongful death of Aaron Beauchamp. Of the amount
   25  awarded under this act, the total amount paid for attorney fees
   26  may not exceed $300,000, the total amount paid for lobbying fees
   27  may not exceed $75,000, and the total amount paid for costs and
   28  other similar expenses relating to this claim may not exceed
   29  $4,246.02.