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CS/SB 288: Victims of Reform School Abuse

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Rouson

Victims of Reform School Abuse; Citing this act as the “Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Abuse Victim Certification Act”; requiring a person seeking certification under the act to apply to the Department of State by a certain date; requiring the department to examine the application, notify the applicant of any errors or omissions, and request any additional information within a certain timeframe; requiring the department to certify an applicant as a victim of Florida reform school abuse if the department determines that the application meets the requirements of the act, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/17/2020 Senate • Filed
1/11/2021 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 58
1/15/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
1/26/2021 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 -SJ 177
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/28/2021 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 57
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 169
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development